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ARAMEAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC

Synonyms:

Aramaean; Aramean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

Semite (a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language

Synonyms:

Aramaean; Aramean

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Aram (the biblical name for ancient Syria)

Derivation:

Aram (the biblical name for ancient Syria)

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