akkadian
/əˈkeɪdiən/
relating to empire-building or linguistic dominance
akkadian in a sentence
“English has achieved akkadian status as a global lingua franca.”
Origin of akkadian
From Akkad, first empire in history (c. 2334 BCE) under Sargon
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