Hashimite

[ hash-uh-mahyt ]

noun

1. a member of any Arab dynasty in the Middle East founded by Husein ibn-Ali or his descendants.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Hashimites.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hashimite¹

1690–1700; Hāshim great-grandfather of Muhammad + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

With British prompting, they thought, the Hashimite family was talking of uniting its holdings in a big Hashimite kingdom�a development which would rouse no enthusiasm in rival Arab states.

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A Britain which was retreating in the rest of the world still held fast to oil, pipelines and bases in the Hashimite kingdoms.

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Unlike most British officials, he openly plugs for a larger Hashimite kingdom.

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If the Hashimites and their advisers who gathered in Amman last week decided on a customs and military union, it would be because the British thought the time had come for a stronger Hashimite state.

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But last week, when Hashimite nephew Prince Abdul Illah, Regent of Iraq, went to call on Hashimite uncle King Abdullah in the dingy Trans-Jordan capital of Amman, many an Arab politician fidgeted.

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