Library / English Dictionary

ELAMITE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites

Synonyms:

Elamite; Elamitic; Susian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Elamite" is a kind of...):

natural language; tongue (a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of an ancient warlike people living in Elam east of Babylonia as early as 3000 BC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Elamite" is a kind of...):

Caucasian; White; White person (a Caucasian)

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