Definitions of semite [ˈsɛm aɪt;]

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Definition of 'semite'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Semite
a member of a people speaking a Semitic language.

2. Semite
a member of any of the peoples descended from Shem, the eldest son of Noah.

Etymology: (1870–75; < NL sēmīta < LL Sēm (< Gk Sēm < Heb ShēmShem ) +-īta -ite¹)

Definition of 'semite'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) Semite
a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa

2. (adj) Semite, Semitic
of or relating to or characteristic of Semites
"Semite peoples"

Definition of 'semite'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) semite
one belonging to the Semitic race. Also used adjectively

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