Urukean

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noun

A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Uruk.

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Meanings

nounUrukean (plural Urukeans)

plural Urukeans

  1. A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Uruk.

    As a royal building project, it was expected to benefit the Urukeans by protecting them from wild beasts and enemy raids.

    2021, Sophus Helle, Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic with Essays on the Poem, Its Past, and Its Passion, Yale University Press, page 205
adjectiveUrukean (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the ancient city of Uruk.

    This unusual formula refers directly to the Urukean cult itself, not only to the origin of the goddess […]

    2018, Odette Boivin, The First Dynasty of the Sealand in Mesopotamia, De Gruyter, page 209

Origin

From Uruk + -ean.

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APA

Urukean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urukean

MLA

“Urukean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urukean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Urukean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Urukean.

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