Hamiticized

[ha-mit-uh-sahyzd, huh-]

adjective

1. exhibiting the characteristics of or influenced by speakers of Hamitic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hamiticized¹

First recorded in 1910–15; Hamitic + -ize + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"On the whole, it seems probable," says H. H. Johnston, "that the Hausa speech was shaped by a double influence: from Egypt, and Hamiticized Nubia, as well as by Libyan immigrants from across the Sahara."

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