Afroasiatic
or Af·ro-A·si·at·ic
[ af-roh-ey-zhee-at-ik, -ey-shee-, -ey-zee- ]
noun
Formerly Hamito-Semitic . a family of languages including as subfamilies Semitic, Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic.
adjective
of, belonging to, or pertaining to Afroasiatic.
Origin of Afroasiatic
1Words Nearby Afroasiatic
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British Dictionary definitions for Afro-Asiatic
Afro-Asiatic
noun
Also called: Semito-Hamitic a family of languages of SW Asia and N Africa, consisting of the Semitic, ancient Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic subfamilies
adjective
denoting, belonging to, or relating to this family of languages
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