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sumerian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sumerian has 1 sense
- sumerian(n = noun.person) - a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer; is a kind of babylonian
Derived form adjective sumerian1
Adjective sumerian has 1 sense
- sumerian(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to ancient Sumer or its inhabitants; Derived forms noun sumer1, noun sumerian1
CIDE DICTIONARY
sumerian, a.
Of or pertaining to the region of lower Babylonia, which was anciently called Sumer, or its inhabitants or their language. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
sumerian, n.
A native of lower Babylonia, anciently called Sumer. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sumerian, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to the early and non-Semitic element in the civilization of ancient Babylonia.
--n.
1 a member of the early non-Semitic people of ancient Babylonia.
2 the Sumerian language.
--adj. of or relating to the early and non-Semitic element in the civilization of ancient Babylonia.
--n.
1 a member of the early non-Semitic people of ancient Babylonia.
2 the Sumerian language.
Etymology
F sum{eacute}rien f. Sumer in Babylonia
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