Ugarit

U ga rit |ˈ (y )o͞ogərit, (y )o͞oˈgärit ˈ (j )uɡərɪt | an ancient port and Bronze Age trading city in northern Syria. Its people spoke a Semitic language written in a distinctive cuneiform alphabet. DERIVATIVES U ga rit ic |(y )o͞ogəˈritik |adjective & noun

Ugarit

Ugarit |ʊˈgɑːrɪt, ˈjuːgərɪt | an ancient port and Bronze Age trading city in northern Syria, founded in Neolithic times and destroyed by the Sea Peoples in about the 12th century bc. Its people spoke a Semitic language written in a distinctive cuneiform alphabet. DERIVATIVES Ugaritic |ˌjuːgəˈrɪtɪk |adjective & noun