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Assyrian definition

As·syr·ian (-ən)

adjective

of Assyria or its people, language, or culture

Etymology: < Sem, as in Heb ashur, Ashur

noun

  1. a person born or living in Assyria
  2. the Akkadian dialect of the Assyrians

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