HyperDic: semite

English > 2 senses of the word Semite:
NOUNperson Semitea member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
ADJECTIVEpertSemite, Semiticof or relating to or characteristic of Semites
Semite > pronunciation
Soundsseh'mayt
Rhymesacolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...
English > Semite: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to or characteristic of Semites.
SynonymSemitic
Spanishsemita, semítico
Catalansemita
NounsSemitea member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
English > Semite: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa.
NarrowerArab, ArabianA member of a Semitic people originally / originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
Aramean, AramaeanA member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC
AssyrianAn inhabitant of ancient Assyria
BabylonianAn inhabitant of ancient Babylon
CanaaniteA member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites / Israelites
Chaldean, Chaldaean, ChaldeeAn inhabitant of ancient Chaldea / Chaldea
PhoenicianA member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
BroaderWhite, White person, CaucasianA member of the Caucasoid race
Spanishsemita
Catalansemita
AdjectivesSemite, Semiticof or relating to or characteristic of Semites

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