Hamitic

[ ha-mit-ik, huh- ]

/ hæˈmɪt ɪk, hə- /

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noun

(especially formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.

adjective

of or relating to the Hamites or Hamitic.

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Origin of Hamitic

First recorded in 1880–85; Hamite + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM Hamitic

non-Ha·mit·ic, adjective

Words nearby Hamitic

Hamiltonianism, Hamilton Inlet, Hamiltonstovare, Hamishah Asar Bishevat, Hamite, Hamitic, Hamiticized, Hamito-Semitic, hamlet, Hamlin, Hamlisch

How to use Hamitic in a sentence

He would have wrested race supremacy and the leading place in civilization from the Aryan for the Hamitic races.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis
And as by our language we belong to the Aryan stratum, we belong through our letters to the Hamitic.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879|Various
And the only distinction amongst all these people, who are branches of the Hamitic family, is the texture of the hair.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams
The Hamitic race seems to have originated in the south and migrated northward down the Nile towards the delta.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple

All the Sudanese states were formed by invaders from the northern desert, Hamitic or Semitic.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple

British Dictionary definitions for Hamitic

Hamitic

/ (hæˈmɪtɪk, hə-) /

noun

a group of N African languages related to Semitic. They are now classified in four separate subfamilies of the Afro-Asiatic family: Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic

adjective

denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages

denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of the Hamites

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