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Urukean

Urukean noun: a native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Uruk.

Noun

Urukean (plural Urukeans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Uruk.
    • As a royal building project, it was expected to benefit the Urukeans by protecting them from wild beasts and enemy raids.2021, Sophus Helle, Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic with Essays on the Poem, Its Past, and Its Passion, Yale University Press, page 205

Adjective

Urukean (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the ancient city of Uruk.
    • This unusual formula refers directly to the Urukean cult itself, not only to the origin of the goddess […]2018, Odette Boivin, The First Dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia, De Gruyter, page 209

Forms of Urukean

pluralUrukeans

Origin of Urukean

From Uruk + -ean.

Questions about Urukean

What does Urukean mean?
Urukean means a native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Uruk.
What part of speech is Urukean?
Urukean can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Urukean?
The plural of Urukean is Urukeans.

Words near Urukean in the dictionary

  1. uruisgs
  2. Uruk
  3. Uruk Period
  4. Uruk-Warka
  5. Uruk-Warqa
  6. Urukean
  7. Urukeans
  8. Urukuena
  9. Urum
  10. Uruma
  11. Urumchi

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