/ Dictionary / Index A Assyria: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: As•syr•i•a Pronunciation: (u-sēr'ē-u), [key] — n. an ancient empire in SW Asia: greatest extent from ab. 750 to 612 b.c. Cap.: Nineveh. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: assyria (Thesaurus) Assyr. Assyrian Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language