Neanderthal

Neanderthal
Neanderthal [nē an′dərtäl΄nē an′dər thôl΄, nē an′dərtäl΄]
adj.
[Ger, lit., Neander valley (Ger thal, tal, valley, akin to DALE): after Joachim Neander (1650-80), Ger hymn writer]
1. designating, of, or from a valley in the Rhine Province, Germany
2. designating or of a widespread form of early human being (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) of the Upper Pleistocene Epoch whose skeletal remains were first found in this valley: see MOUSTERIAN
3.
a) crude or primitive
b) reactionary; regressive
n.
1. a Neanderthal human being
2. a crude, primitive, reactionary, etc. person: Often, for adj. 2 & n. 1, Neandertal [nē an′dərtäl΄]

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  • Neanderthal — V. «hombre de Neanderthal». * * * VER Neandertal …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Neanderthal — (adj.) 1861, in reference to a type of extinct hominid, from Ger. Neanderthal Neander Valley, name of a gorge near Düsseldorf where humanoid fossils were identified in 1856. The place name is from the Graecized form of Joachim Neumann (lit. new… …   Etymology dictionary

  • neanderthal — eanderthal adj. 1. uncouth in manners or appearance. Syn: boorish, clownish, loutish, oafish. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Neanderthal — For other uses, see Neanderthal (disambiguation). Neanderthal Temporal range: Middle to Late Pleistocene 0.6–0.03 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • Neanderthal — Das Neandertal (51° 13′ 36″  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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