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Etymology

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Formed as Mesopotamia +‎ -an. Compare the French mésopotamien.

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  • IPA(key): /mɛsəpəˈteɪmɪən/

Noun

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Mesopotamian (plural Mesopotamians)

  1. A person from Mesopotamia or of Mesopotamian origin.

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Mesopotamian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Mesopotamia.
    • 2013 Autumn, Veronique Mistiaen, “Iraq’s first national park approved” (main, front-page article) in Positive News, issue 77, page 1, sub-headline:
      Mesopotamian marshlands return to life as they become officially recognised as Iraq’s first national park.

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