ANATOLIAN


Meaning of ANATOLIAN in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .