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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
Arbela
 
SYLLABICATION:Ar·be·la
PRONUNCIATION:  är-bl
An ancient town of Assyria in present-day northern Iraq. Its name is sometimes given to the battle fought at Gaugamela, about 97 km (60 mi) away, in which Alexander the Great defeated Darius III in 331 b.c.
 
 
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