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Akkadian

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Ak·ka·di·an  (-kd-n)
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Akkad.
2. The Semitic language of Mesopotamia. Also called Assyrian.
Ak·kadi·an adj.
Akkadian, Accadian [əˈkædɪən əˈkeɪ-]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of an ancient Semitic people who lived in central Mesopotamia in the third millennium bc
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the extinct language of this people, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family
adj
(Historical Terms) of or relating to this people or their language
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Noun1.Akkadian - an ancient branch of the Semitic languages
Semitic - a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family
Assyrian Akkadian, Assyrian - an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia - the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq


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Their prediction: Unless measures are taken to stem the increase in industrial, agricultural, and automotive carbon emissions, modern civilization could go the way of the Akkadian and Mayan civilizations, which collapsed during periods of dramatic climate change.
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Batou said that like the American Indians, the native people of Iraq, such as the Assyrians, Chaldeans and Akkadians, lost their homeland.
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* Megadroughts have been implicated in the downfall of the Mayan Empire in Central America a millennium ago--and in the fall of the world's first empire, the Akkadian in Mesopotamia 4,200 years ago.
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