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Urmia [oo r-mee-uh] Examples noun
- Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
Also called Lake Urumiyeh. Examples from the Web for urmia Contemporary Examples of urmia
On October 2, independent sources reported another ISIS attack near Khoi city, close to Urmia.
Iran Says It’s Under Attack by ISIS
Jassem Al Salami
October 9, 2014
Thousands attended the funeral of Sargent Mostafa Mohammad-Nezhad in Urmia on October 3.
Iran Says It’s Under Attack by ISIS
Jassem Al Salami
October 9, 2014
Historical Examples of urmia
As the latter does not empty itself, urmia becomes inevitable.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916
Olga Metchnikoff
The effects of the opiate had passed off, but those of urmia were profound.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various
It may cause a true toxmia, just as renal diseases give rise to urmia.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
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The symptoms of apoplexy, epilepsy, and urmia bear a resemblance to those caused by some of the poisons of the neurotic class.
Thomas Hawkes Tanner
Billroth mentions a case in which there was complete suppression, with urmia.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I
Various
British Dictionary definitions for urmia Urmia Orumiyeh (Persian ɒˈruːmiːjə) noun
- Lake Urmia a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring