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Asˈsyrian

British  
/ əˈsɪrɪən /

noun

  1. an inhabitant of ancient Assyria

  2. a modern-day descendant of the ancient Assyrians

    1. the language of the ancient Assyrians, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family and regarded as a dialect of Akkadian

    2. a dialect of Aramaic, spoken by modern Assyrians

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient or modern Assyrians, their language, or culture

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