Mitanni
noun
Mi·tan·ni
| \ mə̇ˈtanē\
plural Mitanni
or Mitannis
Definition of Mitanni
1a
: an ancient Subaraean people with an Indo-Iranian ruling class having a kingdom in northern Mesopotamia that was dominant in Mesopotamia and northern Syria from the end of the 15th to the middle of the 14th century b.c.
b
: a member of these people
2
: the language of the Mitanni people that was of uncertain relationship