Aramean - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Aramean :  adj : of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language [syn: Aramean, Aramaean] (noun)

1: a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC [syn: Aramean, Aramaean]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Aramaean \Ar`a*m[ae]an\,Aramean : \Ar`a*me"an\, a. [L. Aramaeus, Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Ar[=a]m, i. e. Highland, a name given to Syria and Mesopotamia.] Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their language; Aramaic. -- n. A native of Aram.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Aramean

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