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adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Semites
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nouna major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family
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of or relating to the group of Semitic languages
Definition that contains semitic
- arab a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
- arabic the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
- arabian a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
- lilith in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children
- maltese the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French
- semitic of or relating to the group of Semitic languages
- baal any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
- akkadian an ancient branch of the Semitic languages
- aramaic a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
- malti the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French