Badarian
Definition of Badarian
: of or belonging to an Egyptian predynastic neolithic culture dated about 5000 b.c. and characterized by fine handmade pottery (such as black beakers with incised designs in white), flint tools, and polished stone axes
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Origin and Etymology of badarian
Badari, village in Upper Egypt, where the discoveries were made + English -an
First Known Use: 1924
Badarian
Definition of Badarian
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: one of the ancient Egyptian people who produced the Badarian culture
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1928
First Known Use of badarian
1928
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