Mitanni

noun

Mi·​tan·​ni

mə̇ˈtanē

plural Mitanni or Mitannis

1

a

: an ancient Subaraean people with an Indo-Iranian ruling class having a kingdom in northern Mesopotamia that was dominant in Mesopotamia and northern Syria from the end of the 15th to the middle of the 14th century b.c.

b

: a member of these people

2

: the language of the Mitanni people that was of uncertain relationship

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