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Gerzean

Gerzean adjective: of or relating to an archaeological culture of prehistoric Upper Egypt, distinguished from the Amratian.

Adjective

Gerzean (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to an archaeological culture of prehistoric Upper Egypt, distinguished from the Amratian.

Origin of Gerzean

Named after a cemetery near Gerzeh where archaeology was carried out.

Questions about Gerzean

What does Gerzean mean?
Gerzean means of or relating to an archaeological culture of prehistoric Upper Egypt, distinguished from the Amratian.
What part of speech is Gerzean?
Gerzean is an adjective.

Words near Gerzean in the dictionary

  1. Gerwyn
  2. gerygone
  3. gerygones
  4. geryonid
  5. geryonids
  6. Gerzean
  7. Ger⁺⁶
  8. ges
  9. gesamtkunstwerk
  10. gesamtkunstwerks
  11. Gesarling

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