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Tampanian
adjective
Tam·pa·ni·an
\(ˈ)tam¦pānēən\
Definition of Tampanian
: of or belonging to a Lower Paleolithic cultural development in Malaya characterized by choppers flaked on one surface only
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Origin and Etymology of tampanian
Kota Tampan, locality in northern Malaya where the tools were found + English -an
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