{"def":{"lit":"abode of Ninus","short":"Nineveh, the capital of Assyria","long":["capital of the ancient kingdom of Assyria; located on the east bank of the Tigris river, 550 miles (880 km) from its mouth and 250 miles (400 km) north of Babylon"]},"deriv":"of foreign origin","pronun":{"ipa":"n̪ɪi̯.n̪ɛ̆ˈwe","ipa_mod":"niː.nɛ̆ˈve","sbl":"nînĕwē","dic":"nee-neh-WAY","dic_mod":"nee-neh-VAY"}}