sumerian

Definition of Sumerian in English :

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Noun

1. sumerian

a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer

Adjective

2. sumerian

of or relating to ancient Sumer or its inhabitants

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sumerian

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noun

1.

a member of a people who established a civilization in Sumer during the 4th millennium bc

2.

the extinct language of this people, of no known relationship to any other language

adjective

3.

of or relating to ancient Sumer, its inhabitants, or their language or civilization

Sumerian

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adjective

1.

of Sumer

2.

of the people of Sumer, an ancient non-Semitic people of S Mesopotamia

noun

3.

a member of this people

4.

the language of the Sumerians, extinct as a spoken language since c. 2000 b.c. although it continued to be written until the abandonment of the cuneiform writing system: its tablets and inscriptions date back to 3000 b.c.: no clear relationship to any other language has been established

Sumerian

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adj.

Of or relating to ancient Sumer or its people, language, or culture.

n.

1. A member of an ancient people, probably of non-Semitic origin, who established a nation of city-states in Sumer in the fourth millennium BC that is one of the earliest known historic civilizations.

2. The language of the Sumerians, of no known linguistic affiliation.

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