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Anatolian
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An·a·to·li·an  (n-tl-n)
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.

Anatolian [ˌænəˈtəʊlɪən]
adj
1. (Placename) of or relating to Anatolia or its inhabitants
2. (Linguistics / Languages) denoting, belonging to, or relating to an ancient family of languages related to the Indo-European family and including Hittite
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) this family of languages, sometimes regarded as a branch of Indo-European
2. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Anatolia
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Anatolian - an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European
Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Indo-European - the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
Hittite - the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions
Lycian - an Anatolian language
Luvian, Luwian - an Anatolian language
Lydian - an Anatolian language
Palaic - an Anatolian language


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