semite
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1. a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | babylonian, |
| definition | : | an inhabitant of ancient Babylon (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | assyrian, |
| definition | : | an inhabitant of ancient Assyria (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | phoenician, |
| definition | : | a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C. (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | arab, arabian, |
| definition | : | a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | aramaean, aramean, |
| definition | : | a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | canaanite, |
| definition | : | a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | semite, semitic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of Semites (adj.pert) |
2. of or relating to or characteristic of Semites (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | semite, |
| definition | : | a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | semite, |
| definition | : | a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa (noun.person) |
3. a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa (noun.person)
| derivation | : | semite, semitic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of Semites (adj.pert) |
4. of or relating to or characteristic of Semites (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | semite, |
| definition | : | a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | semite, |
| definition | : | a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa (noun.person) |
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