Definitions of Afroasiatic [ˌæf roʊˌeɪ ʒiˈæt ɪk, -ˌeɪ ʃi-, -ˌeɪ zi-]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Afroasiatic
a family of languages spoken or formerly spoken in SW Asia and Africa, having as branches Semitic, Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic.

2. (adj.) Afroasiatic
of or pertaining to Afroasiatic.

Etymology: (1955–1960)

Definition of 'Afroasiatic'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Afrasian, Afrasian language, Hamito-Semitic
a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa

'Afroasiatic' - Nearby Entries
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