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Hoabinhian

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[hoh-uh-bin-ee-uhn] / ˌhoʊ əˈbɪn i ən /

noun

Archaeology.

  1. of, relating to, or typifying a middle to late Stone Age culture found in southeast Asia that is characterized chiefly by agricultural village settlements.

Etymology

Origin of Hoabinhian

1940–45; < French hoabinhien, after Hoà-bình province, Vietnam, where remains typifying the culture were first found; see -ian

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