Aˈssyrian, a. and n.
(əˈsɪrɪən)
[See -an.]
A. adj. Of the country Assyria; absol. its language. B. n. A native of Assyria.
| 1591 Spenser Virg. Gnat 98 Steeped in Assyrian dye. 1815 Byron Hebrew Mel. xxii. i, The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold. |