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

Almost certainly then, Plato's story gives the Saite version of the actual Egyptian records of the greatness and the final disaster of that great island state with which Egypt so long maintained intercourse.

From The Sea-Kings of Crete by Baikie, James

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

In the Saite period this is replaced by the more general title of “Beginning of the Chapter of going forth from day.”

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

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

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow