An·a·to·li·an ( n  -t  l -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
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| Noun | 1. | 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 Lydian - an Anatolian language Palaic - an Anatolian language |
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