akkadian

English Thesaurus

1. an ancient branch of the Semitic languages (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	semitic,
definition	:	a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	assyrian, assyrian akkadian,
definition	:	an extinct language of the Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia (noun.communication)

domain region	:	mesopotamia,
definition	:	the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq (noun.location)