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Semite


Definition of Semite

noun

  • a member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language, including in particular the Jews and Arabs.

Origin:

from modern Latin Semita, via late Latin from Greek Sēm 'Shem', son of Noah in the Bible, from whom these peoples were traditionally supposed to be descended

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