Anatolian

/ˈænəˌtoʊliən/
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Other forms: Anatolians

Definitions of Anatolian
  1. noun
    an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European
    synonyms: Anatolian language
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    Hittite
    the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions
    Lycian
    an Anatolian language
    Luvian, Luwian
    an Anatolian language
    Lydian
    an Anatolian language
    Palaic
    an Anatolian language
    type of:
    Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
    the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
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