adjective
or me·rim·de·an mə̇ˈrimdēən
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Merimdeh, ruins on the western branch of the Nile in the Delta west of Ashmun, Egypt + English -an
: of or relating to an early Neolithic Egyptian culture of about 5000-4000 B.C. characterized by agriculture, animal husbandry, pottery, working in gold and silver, loom-weaving, coiled basketry, pit houses, and boats made of bundles of papyrus