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Hammurabian

Hammurabian adjective: of or relating to Hammurabi (died c. 1750 BC), sixth Amorite king of Babylon, associated with one of the first written codes of law in recorded history.

Adjective

Hammurabian (comparative more Hammurabian, superlative most Hammurabian)

  1. Of or relating to Hammurabi (died c. 1750 BC), sixth Amorite king of Babylon, associated with one of the first written codes of law in recorded history.

Forms of Hammurabian

comparativemore Hammurabian
superlativemost Hammurabian

Origin of Hammurabian

From Hammurabi + -an.

Questions about Hammurabian

What does Hammurabian mean?
Hammurabian means of or relating to Hammurabi (died c. 1750 BC), sixth Amorite king of Babylon, associated with one of the first written codes of law in recorded history.
What part of speech is Hammurabian?
Hammurabian is an adjective.

Words near Hammurabian in the dictionary

  1. Hammoon
  2. Hammoud
  3. Hammouds
  4. Hammourabi
  5. Hammurabi
  6. Hammurabian
  7. hammy
  8. Hamner
  9. Hamners
  10. Hamnet
  11. Hamnett

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