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ASSYRIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Assyrian" is a kind of...):
Akkadian (an ancient branch of the Semitic languages)
Domain region:
Mesopotamia (the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The language of modern Iraq
Synonyms:
Assyrian; Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Assyrian" is a kind of...):
Aramaic (a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia)
Domain region:
Al-Iraq; Irak; Iraq; Republic of Iraq (a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An inhabitant of ancient Assyria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Assyrian" is a kind of...):
Semite (a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa)
