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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun has 1 sense
- ziggurat(n = noun.artifact) zikkurat, zikurat - a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians;
CIDE DICTIONARY
, n.
A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; -- called also zikkurat . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
, n. a rectangular stepped tower in ancient Mesopotamia, surmounted by a temple.
Etymology
Assyr. ziqquratu pinnacle