Aramaean
noun
Ar·a·mae·an
ˌa-rə-ˈmē-ən 
ˌer-ə-
variants
or less commonly Aramean
1
: aramaic
2
: a member of a Semitic people of the second millennium b.c. in Syria and Upper Mesopotamia
Aramaean
adjective
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About 3,000 South Lebanon Army soldiers and their families live in Israel, many of whom are Aramaean Christians as well.
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Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
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Aramaean
noun
Ar·a·mae·an
ˌar-ə-ˈmē-ən
1
: a member of a Semitic people of the 2nd millennium b.c. in Syria and northern Mesopotamia
2
: aramaic
Aramaean
adjective
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