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Aramaean

Pronunciation: /ˌarəˈmiːən/
(also Aramean)
Definition of Aramaean

noun

  • a member of an ancient Aramaic-speaking people inhabiting Aram (modern Syria) and most of Mesopotamia in the 11th-8th centuries bc.

adjective

  • relating to Aram or the Aramaeans.

Origin:

from Latin Aramaeus (from Greek Aramaios: see Aramaic) + -an

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Definition of Aramaean in the US English dictionary
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