Definitions | Fertile Crescent |
| proper noun
- (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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