Accadian

Accadian
Accadian Ac*ca"di*an, a. [From the city Accad. See Gen. x. 10.] Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest. [1913 Webster] -- {Ac*ca"di*an}, n., {Ac"cad}, n. --Sayce. [1913 Webster]

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  • Accadian — Ac*ca di*an, a. [From the city Accad. See Gen. x. 10.] Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest. [1913 Webster] {Ac*ca di*an}, n., {Ac cad}, n. Sayce. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accadian — n. Semitic language of ancient Assyria and Babylonia (also Akkadian) n. resident of Accad (northern division of ancient Babylonia) adj. of Accad or its inhabitants; of Accadian, of the language spoken in Accad …   English contemporary dictionary

  • accadian — var. of AKKADIAN. * * * Accadian var. of Akkadian a. and n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Accadian — adjective or noun see Accad …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Accadian — /euh kay dee euhn, euh kah /, n., adj. Akkadian. * * * …   Universalium

  • Accadian — 1. adjective Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest. 2. noun A person from Accad …   Wiktionary

  • Accadian — Ac•ca•di•an [[t]əˈkeɪ di ən, əˈkɑ [/t]] n. adj. Akkadian …   From formal English to slang

  • Sumerian-Accadian — ancient Babylonian language …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Accad — Accadian Ac*ca di*an, a. [From the city Accad. See Gen. x. 10.] Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest. [1913 Webster] {Ac*ca di*an}, n., {Ac cad}, n. Sayce. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Semites — • The term Semites is applied to a group of peoples closely related in language, whose habitat is Asia and partly Africa Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Semites     Semites      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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