Anatolian

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An·a·to·li·an

(ăn′ə-tō′lē-ən)

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.

a. A native or inhabitant of Anatolia.

b. A person of Anatolian ancestry.

2. The Anatolian languages.

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Anatolian

(ˌænəˈtəʊlɪən)

adj

1. (Placename) of or relating to Anatolia or its inhabitants

2. (Languages) denoting, belonging to, or relating to an ancient family of languages related to the Indo-European family and including Hittite

3. (Languages) this family of languages, sometimes regarded as a branch of Indo-European

4. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Anatolia

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An•a•to•li•an

(ˌæn əˈtoʊ li ən)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to Anatolia or Anatolians.

2. of or pertaining to Anatolian.

3. a native or inhabitant of Anatolia.

4. a language family of ancient Anatolia, a branch of Indo-European, that includes Hittite, Luwian, Lycian, and Lydian.

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Noun

Anatolian - an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European

Anatolian language

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

Translations

anatolio

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