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Assyrian

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As·syr·i·an  (-sîr-n)
adj.
Of or relating to Assyria or its people, language, or culture.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Assyria.
2. See Akkadian.
3. The Assyrian dialects of Akkadian.
Assyrian
Noun
an inhabitant of ancient Assyria, a kingdom of Mesopotamia
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.AssyrianAssyrian - an inhabitant of ancient Assyria    
Semite - a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
2.Assyrian - the language of modern Iraq
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Aramaic - a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq - a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
3.Assyrian - an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia
Assyrian Akkadian
Akkadian - an ancient branch of the Semitic languages
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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``Is he not Isaac of York, rich enough to redeem the captivity of the ten tribes of Israel, who were led into Assyrian bondage?
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
It may well be conceived, what an unsavory odor such a mass must exhale; worse than an Assyrian city in the plague, when the living are incompetent to bury the departed.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
"The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck" followed; also "The Assyrian Came Down," and other declama- tory gems.
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