Get to know Assuwa better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning.
Assuwa in a sentence
Assuwa meaning
An ancient confederation in Anatolia.
Using Assuwa
- The main meaning on this page is: An ancient confederation in Anatolia.
- In the example corpus, assuwa often appears in combinations such as: the assuwa, assuwa confederation, assuwa league.
Context around Assuwa
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Assuwa
- In this selection, "assuwa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, obscure, confederation, league and generally stand out and add context to how "assuwa" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the assuwa confederation and hittites the assuwa confederation defected. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "assuwa" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with assuwa
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Most of these regions were part of Assuwa. (8 words)
Arzawa has been associated with the much more obscure Assuwa generally located to its north. (15 words)
It is possible that the Trojan War was a conflict between the king of Ahhiyawa and the Assuwa confederation. (19 words)
Also mentioned in this and other letters is the Assuwa confederation made of 22 cities and countries which included the city of Wilusa (Ilios or Ilium). (26 words)
Formerly under the Hittites, the Assuwa confederation defected after the battle of Kadesh between Egypt and the Hittites (ca. 1274 BC). (21 words)
The Assuwa league was a confederation of states in western Anatolia, defeated by the Hittites under Tudhaliya I around 1400 BC. (21 words)
Example sentences (7)
Also mentioned in this and other letters is the Assuwa confederation made of 22 cities and countries which included the city of Wilusa (Ilios or Ilium).
Arzawa has been associated with the much more obscure Assuwa generally located to its north.
Formerly under the Hittites, the Assuwa confederation defected after the battle of Kadesh between Egypt and the Hittites (ca. 1274 BC).
It is possible that the Trojan War was a conflict between the king of Ahhiyawa and the Assuwa confederation.
Lycia may have been a member state of the Assuwa league of c. 1250 BC, appearing as Lukka or Luqqa.
Most of these regions were part of Assuwa.
The Assuwa league was a confederation of states in western Anatolia, defeated by the Hittites under Tudhaliya I around 1400 BC.
Common combinations with assuwa
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: