Definitions of assyrian [əˈsɪər i ən]

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Definition of 'assyrian'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Assyrian
a native or inhabitant of Assyria.

2.  Assyrian
the dialect of Akkadian spoken in Assyria.

3.  Assyrian
a member of any of a number of Christian Neo-Aramaic-speaking communities in the Near East and in central Asia, W Europe, and the U.S.

4. (adj.) Assyrian
of or pertaining to Assyria, its inhabitants, or their language.

5.  Assyrian
of or pertaining to the contemporary Assyrians or their language.

Etymology: (1585–95)

Definition of 'assyrian'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Assyrian
an inhabitant of ancient Assyria

2. (noun) Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Assyrian
the language of modern Iraq

3. (noun) Assyrian Akkadian, Assyrian
an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia

Definition of 'assyrian'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) assyrian
of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants

2. (noun) assyrian
a native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria

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