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Moabite

American  
[moh-uh-bahyt] / ˈmoʊ əˌbaɪt /

noun

  1. an inhabitant or native of Moab.

  2. an extinct language of Moab, in the Canaanite group of Semitic languages.

adjective

  1. Also Moabitic Moabitish of or relating to the ancient kingdom of Moab, its people, or their language.

Moabite British  
/ ˈməʊəˌbaɪt /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Moab, an ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea, or its inhabitants

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Moab

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Etymology

Origin of Moabite

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Mōabīta < Greek Mōabī́tēs, representing Hebrew mōābī. See Moab, -ite 1

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