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proper noun 
  1. (Ancient History) A cresent shaped strip of fertile land stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey and down the Syrian and Israeli coasts.
Translations: 
  • French: Croissant fertile
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: Creciente fértil
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: Coined by University of Chicago archaeologist w:James Henry Breasted, James Henry Breasted.

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