Semito-Hamitic

/ (ˈsɛmɪtəʊhæˈmɪtɪk) /

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noun

a former name for the Afro-Asiatic family of languagesSee Afro-Asiatic

adjective

denoting or belonging to this family of languages

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Words nearby Semito-Hamitic

semiterrestrial, Semitic, Semitics, Semitism, Semitist, Semito-Hamitic, semitone, semitrailer, semitranslucent, semitransparent, semitrivial name

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Example sentences from the Web for Semito-Hamitic

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

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