Mesopotamian
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- noun
- /ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmiən/
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mesopotámico
- Mesopotamians and Egyptians depended primarily on irrigated fields, but those living to the north and west counted on rainfall to sustain their crops.
- ancient Mesopotamians
Examples
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And during last year's season, they found compelling evidence that the Hurrians not only strongly influenced the language, culture, and religion of later peoples, but also may have been present 1,000 years earlier—just as nearby Mesopotamians began to create the first cities.
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OK, so this is an interesting thing about these ancient Mesopotamians, is that their names meant something.
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Mesopotamians were not the only ones to use blood in their cooking, and they were most likely not the first, either.
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His narrative follows a long arc that begins by examining the role the economy played during the time of the Mesopotamians or in ancient Greece.
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Mesopotamians made it as a sort of pantry staple, to be added to everything from beer to, well, turnips in blood.
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The Mesopotamians invented the wheel, and I agree with you—best invention ever.
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But the elements of what Mesopotamians would have found a worthy dish—the flavors, the nutritional value, the presentation—were there.
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Ancient Mesopotamians developed one of the first known systems of writing, called cuneiform.
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During the reign of the Babylonian Empire, many Mesopotamians worshiped multiple gods and practiced elaborate rituals.
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Excavations in modern-day Iraq reveal many artifacts that belonged to ancient Mesopotamians, showcasing their advanced civilization.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Mesopotamian = Mesopotamia (transparent) = Mesopotamia + ian
The noun is the demonym formed by adding the productive suffix '-ian' to the place name 'Mesopotamia', so the relation is clear to learners who know the place name.
Etymology
The noun Mesopotamian comes from the Greek parts meso- 'middle' and potamos 'river', meaning 'between rivers'. So a Mesopotamian is a person from the land between the two rivers, which is why the word names people who lived in that ancient region.