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Akkadian

noun Ak·ka·di·an \ə-ˈkā-dē-ən\

Definition of AKKADIAN

1
:  an extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia
2
:  a Semitic inhabitant of central Mesopotamia before 2000 b.c.
— Akkadian adjective
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Origin of AKKADIAN

Akkad, Babylonia
First Known Use: 1867

Rhymes with AKKADIAN

Acadian, arcadian, Arcadian, Barbadian, Canadian, circadian, Grenadian, Orcadian, Palladian

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Akkadian
  2. Old Akkadian
  3. Sumero-Akkadian
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