Aramean

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aramaean \Ar`a*m[ae]an\, Aramean \Ar`a*me"an\, a. [L. Aramaeus,
     Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Ar[=a]m, i. e. Highland, a name given to
     Syria and Mesopotamia.]
     Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their
     language; Aramaic. -- n. A native of Aram.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Aramean
       adj : of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their
             culture or their language [syn: {Aramaean}]
       n : a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting
           Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th
           century BC [syn: {Aramaean}]