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Deetzian

Deetzian adjective: of or relating to James Deetz (1930–2000), American anthropologist regarded as one of the fathers of historical archaeology.

Adjective

Deetzian (comparative more Deetzian, superlative most Deetzian)

  1. Of or relating to James Deetz (1930–2000), American anthropologist regarded as one of the fathers of historical archaeology.

Forms of Deetzian

comparativemore Deetzian
superlativemost Deetzian

Origin of Deetzian

From Deetz + -ian.

Questions about Deetzian

What does Deetzian mean?
Deetzian means of or relating to James Deetz (1930–2000), American anthropologist regarded as one of the fathers of historical archaeology.
What part of speech is Deetzian?
Deetzian is an adjective.

Words near Deetzian in the dictionary

  1. deethylations
  2. deetiolated
  3. deetiolation
  4. deetiolations
  5. deets
  6. Deetzian
  7. deev
  8. deevs
  9. deewan
  10. deewans
  11. deexcitate

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