Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ashur

2 senses of ashur

Sense 1
Ashur, Ashir -- (chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar)
       INSTANCE OF=> Semitic deity -- (a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites)

Sense 2
Assur, Asur, Ashur -- (an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")