Mĕsŏpŏtămĭa, ae, f., = Μεσοποταμία,
I a country of Asia, between the Euphrates and Tigris , now called Al-Jezireh , Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130; Isid. 13, 21, 10; Mel. 1, 11, 1; Plin. 5, 12, 13, § 66; Sall. H. 4, 51 Dietsch.
II —Hence, Mĕsŏpŏtămĭus , a, um, adj. (also written Mĕsŏpŏtămēnus ), Mesopotamian (post-class.): milites, Val. ap. Vop. Aur. 11: Mesopotameni homines, Sall. H. 4, 53 Dietsch.—In plur. subst. : Mĕsŏpŏ-tămēsii , ōrum, m., the Mesopotamians , Spart. Hadr. 21, 12; Schol. Juv. 1, 104.