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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Neanderthal /nɪˈandətɑːl/

▶noun

1 (also Neanderthal man) an extinct human that was widely distributed in ice age Europe between c.120,000 and 35,000 years ago, with a receding forehead and prominent brow ridges.

2 informal an uncivilized or uncouth man.

– origin C19: from Neanderthal, a region in Germany (now Neandertal) where remains of Neanderthal man were found.

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