Saite

American  

[sey-ahyt] / ˈseɪ aɪt /

noun

1. a native or citizen of Saïs.

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adjective

1. Also Saitic of or relating to Saïs or its inhabitants.

2. of or relating to the period 663–525 b.c., when the Pharaohs ruled at Saïs.

Saite British  

/ ˈseɪaɪt /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the ancient Egyptian city of Saïs

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Etymology

Origin of Saite

1670–80; < Latin Saītēs < Greek Saī́tēs. See Saïs, -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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Saite

“We are standing before a goldmine of information,” said Dr Ramadan Badry Hussein, director of the Saqqara Saite Tombs Project which oversees the excavation.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2018

The only remarkable later development of Palestinian pottery is the Phoenician imitation of Egyptian faience of the Saite period, of which the characteristics are well known.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

This he kindly had moved for me, and on it I saw the name of the Serapeum of the Saite nome, Hat-biti, again with the cartouche of Necho.

From El Kab by James Edward Quibell

In Egypt the power of the Saite kings rested upon the support of their Greek mercenaries.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

There was a revival under the Saite monarchy in the seventh and sixth centuries B.C.

From A History of Greek Art by Frank Bigelow Tarbell