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Hamite
[ ham-ahyt ]
noun
- (in the Bible) a descendant of Ham.
- Sometimes Offensive. a member of any of various peoples of northern and eastern Africa, such as the ancient Egyptians and modern Berbers, especially those speaking any non-Semitic Afroasiatic language.
Hamite
/ ˈhæmaɪt /
noun
- a member of a group of peoples of N Africa supposedly descended from Noah's son Ham (Genesis 5:32, 10:6), including the ancient Egyptians, the Berbers, etc
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Example Sentences
He wrote back that the words were Egyptian or a kindred Hamite tongue.
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The primitive Hamite fears representations of the human and animal, from magic.
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Racially the lighter Hamite in the northwest has displaced older types, which are now prevalent in the east.
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Physically there seems to be nothing to differentiate them from other blends of Hamite-Negro.
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