Anatolian

Anatolian
/an'euh toh"lee euhn/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to Anatolia, its inhabitants, or their language.
2. of, pertaining to, or belonging to the Anatolian group or family of languages.
n.
3. a native or inhabitant of Anatolia.
4. any of various Turkish dialects spoken in Anatolia.
5. a group or family of extinct languages that includes cuneiform Hittite and its nearest congeners, as Lycian, Lydian, and Luwian.
6. a variety of Turkish rug woven in Anatolia.
[1580-90; ANATOLI(A) + -AN]

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