Neanderthal
A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensisA specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.
» The Neanderthal was named after theologian Joachim Neander.
Das Neandertal ist nach dem Theologen Joachim Neander benannt. — Luiaard
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3 sensesA specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.
Neandertaler
неандерта́лецneandɛrtálec, неандерта́лкаneandɛrtálka, палеоантропо́мpaleoantropóm
неандерта́лецьneandertálecʹ, неандерта́лкаneandertálka
(derogatory)A primitive, savage or uncivilized person.
Neandertaler
неандерта́лецneandɛrtálec, неандерта́лкаneandɛrtálka
(derogatory, ethnic, slur)A white person.
- extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
Examples
3 sentencesThe Neanderthal was named after theologian Joachim Neander.
deDas Neandertal ist nach dem Theologen Joachim Neander benannt. — Luiaard
Unless you’re African, your skin probably carries traces of your Neanderthal forebears.
I'm a Neanderthal.
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Origin
From obsolete German Neanderthal, now spelled Neandertal, the name of a valley (German TalFrom obsolete German Neanderthal, now spelled Neandertal, the name of a valley (German Tal, older also spelled Thal) near Düsseldorf where the first Neanderthal was discovered in 1856. A hollow near the valley was known as Neanderhöhle (“Neander Hollow”) and Neandershöhle (“Neander’s Hollow”) in the early 19th century, and the valley had been renamed to Neanderthal in 1850, in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). Before, the valley was known as das Gesteins (literally “The Rocks [sg.]”) and Hundsklipp (literally “Dog Cliff”).
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