Hittite
[hit-ahyt]
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noun
a member of an ancient people who established a powerful empire in Asia Minor and Syria, dominant from about 1900 to 1200 b.c.
an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of Indo-European, preserved in cuneiform inscriptions of the second millennium b.c.Compare Hieroglyphic Hittite.
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Hittites or their language.
Origin of Hittite
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He found a ready market for them among the Hittite and Araman kings.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of KingsF. W. Farrar
They showed that the Hittite had won and kept the pass by force of arms.
The HittitesA. H. Sayce
Not far from Karabel another monument of Hittite art has been discovered.
The HittitesA. H. Sayce
When, however, we speak of a Hittite empire we must understand clearly what that means.
The HittitesA. H. Sayce
Like the Egyptian Pharaoh, the Hittite monarch was accompanied to battle by his scribes.
The HittitesA. H. Sayce
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