# Assyria vs Assyrian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Assyria
*name · IPA /əˈsɪɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #40,563*
An ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt).

### Assyrian
*noun · IPA /əˈsiɹi.ɪn/ · frequency rank #30,321*
A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.

## Source
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