Assyrian

/əˈsɪriən/
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Other forms: Assyrians

Definitions of Assyrian
  1. noun
    an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
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    type of:
    Semite
    a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
  2. noun
    an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
    synonyms: Assyrian Akkadian
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    type of:
    Akkadian
    an ancient branch of the Semitic languages
  3. noun
    the language of modern Iraq
    synonyms: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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    type of:
    Aramaic
    a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
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