# Mesopotamia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɛsəpəˈteɪmɪə/ · frequency rank #31,256

## Definitions
1. A geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.
2. A former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD.
3. The Mandate for Mesopotamia, a League of Nations mandate from 1920 to 1932, entrusted to the United Kingdom, that was the precursor to the independent state of Iraq.
4. A geographic region in northeast Argentina, between the Paraná and Uruguay rivers.
5. The Eaton Square district of London, England.

## Etymology
From the Classical Latin Mesopotamia, from the Koine Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía), a feminine substantive form of the adjective Μεσοποτάμιος (Mesopotámios, “between rivers”), from the Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “between”) + ποτᾰμός (potămós, “river”) + -ιος (-ios), so called because Mesopotamia is located between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Also used as a translation of the Biblical Hebrew נַהֲרַיִם (naharáyim), the dual form of נָהָר (nahár, “river”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`emsopotamia`, `meospotamia`, `mesooptamia`, `mesopoatmia`, `mesopotaima`, `mesopotamai`, `mesopotammia`, `mesopotmaia`, `mesopottamia`, `mesoppotamia`, `mesoptoamia`, `mespootamia`, `messopotamia`, `mmesopotamia`, `mseopotamia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mesopotamia