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Anatolian - 2 dictionary results

An⋅a⋅to⋅li⋅an

  [an-uh-toh-lee-uhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Anatolia, its inhabitants, or their language.
2. of, pertaining to, or belonging to the Anatolian group or family of languages.
–noun
3. a native or inhabitant of Anatolia.
4. any of various Turkish dialects spoken in Anatolia.
5. a group or family of extinct languages that includes cuneiform Hittite and its nearest congeners, as Lycian, Lydian, and Luwian.
6. a variety of Turkish rug woven in Anatolia.
Origin:
1580–90; Anatoli(a) + -an
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An·a·to·li·an   (ān'ə-tō'lē-ən)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to Anatolia or its people, language, or culture.
  2. Of or relating to a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Hittite and other extinct languages of ancient Anatolia.
n.  
  1. A native or inhabitant of Anatolia.
  2. The Anatolian languages.
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