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Noun: Ur  ur
  1. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River

Sounds like: err, e

Type of: city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Sumer

Encyclopedia: Ur, Pyrénées-Orientales