Mesopotamian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mÉ›sÉ™pəˈteɪmɪən/

Origin

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

Full definition of Mesopotamian

Noun

1. A person from Mesopotamia or of Mesopotamian origin.

Adjective

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.