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Azilian

Azilian

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A person from a late stone-age culture in western Europe who used small stone tools
  • noun
  • Specialized
: azilien
  • The cave paintings were created by an Azilian thousands of years ago.

Examples

  • The Azilian people created intricate cave paintings.

  • Many Azilians lived in what is now France.

  • Archaeologists discovered tools used by an Azilian in the region.

  • Researchers believe the Azilian adapted to changing climates at the end of the Ice Age.

  • The cave paintings were created by an Azilian thousands of years ago.

  • Archaeologists discovered tools used by an Azilian in the region.

  • Many Azilians lived in what is now France.

Surface Forms

Azilian singular
Azilians plural

Morphology

Azilian = Azil (semi-transparent) = Azil + ian

The formation is a regular place-name/adjectival/demonymal suffixation (-ian), but the place name 'Azil' is obscure, so knowing the base is necessary to fully derive the meaning.

Etymology

The word Azilian comes from the name of the French site Le Mas-d'Azil, where people long ago left the tools and painted pebbles now linked to this group, so an Azilian is someone who belonged to that culture.