Elamite

/ˈiləˌmaɪt/
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Other forms: Elamites

Definitions of Elamite
  1. noun
    a member of an ancient warlike people living in Elam east of Babylonia as early as 3000 BC
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    type of:
    Caucasian, White, White person
    a member of the Caucasoid race
  2. noun
    an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites
    synonyms: Elamitic, Susian
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    type of:
    natural language, tongue
    a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
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