Saite

American  

[say-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

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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

According to Manetho, the Tanites of the twenty-third dynasty were followed by the twenty-fourth dynasty, consisting of a single Saite, Bokkhoris, whom the monuments call Bak-n-ran-f.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

In the former country, however, the Saite princes had rekindled the national spirit, and the frontiers were held successfully against the invaders.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Sir Walter Armstrong

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

So clear the thin frosty air that each syllable quivers to us; but I cannot understand the words:- Saite yuke toya, ano ya wo saite; Yuke ba chikayoru nushi no soba.

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series by Lafcadio Hearn

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