Ashur
n 1: chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and
empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar [syn: {Ashur},
{Ashir}]
2: an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional
capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of
Mosul in Iraq [syn: {Assur}, {Asur}, {Ashur}]