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As⋅syr⋅i⋅an

   [uh-seer-ee-uhn]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Assyria, its inhabitants, or their language.
–noun
2. a native or an inhabitant of Assyria.
3. the dialect of Akkadian spoken in Assyria. Compare Akkadian (def. 1).
Origin:
1585–95; Assyri(a) + -an
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Ak·ka·di·an     (ə-kā'dē-ən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Akkad.
  2. The Semitic language of Mesopotamia. Also called Assyrian.
Ak·ka'di·an adj.
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As·syr·i·an     (ə-sîr'ē-ən)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Of or relating to Assyria or its people, language, or culture.
n.  
  1. A native or inhabitant of Assyria.
  2. See Akkadian.
  3. The Assyrian dialects of Akkadian.
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assyrian

noun
1. an inhabitant of ancient Assyria 
2. the language of modern Iraq [syn: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic] 
3. an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia [syn: Assyrian Akkadian] 

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Assyrian

As*syr"i*an\, a. [L. Assyrius.] Of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria.

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