ziggurat Syllabification: (zig·gu·rat)Pronunciation: /ˈzigəˌrat/Definition of ziggurat noun (in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. Ziggurats are first attested in the late 3rd millennium bc and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9). Origin:from Akkadian ziqqurratuziggurat in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of ziggurat in the British & World English dictionary
