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ASSYRIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia

Synonyms:

Assyrian; Assyrian Akkadian

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:

Nouns denoting people

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

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

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