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Hamitic

[ ha-mit-ik, huh- ]

noun

  1. (especially formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Hamites or Hamitic.

Hamitic

/ hæˈmɪtɪk; hə- /

noun

  1. a group of N African languages related to Semitic. They are now classified in four separate subfamilies of the Afro-Asiatic family: Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
  2. denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of the Hamites
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • non-Ha·mitic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hamitic1

First recorded in 1880–85; Hamite + -ic
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Example Sentences

These two linguistic usages show, that the two great races in the country, both of them Hamitic, according to Gen. x.

I. Hamitic Races.—The term Hamitic as applied to race is not only extremely vague but has been much abused by anthropological writers.

The inhabitants of the interior may be divided into two classes, those namely of Bantu and those of Hamitic stock.

There is little or no physical difference between them and the typical Abyssinians, except perhaps that their eyes are a little more oblique; and they may certainly be regarded as Hamitic.

Note that all of these early kingdoms were established by the Hamitic race.

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