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Semite
A member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs
Semite
A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Shem
Semite
A descendant of these peoples
Semite
A member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language
Semite
Person speaking one of a group of related languages, presumably derived from a common language, Semitic (see Semitic languages). The term came to include Arabs, Akkadians, Canaanites, some Ethiopians, and Aramaean tribes including Hebrews. Semitic tribes migrated from the Arabian Peninsula, beginning 2500 BC, to the Mediterranean coast, Mesopotamia, and the Nile River delta. In Phoenicia, they became seafarers. In Mesopotamia, they blended with the civilization of Sumer. The Hebrews settled at last with other Semites in Palestine
Semite
{i} member of a group of peoples supposedly descended from the eldest son of Noah (including the Jews, Arabs, Akkadians, and Phoenicians)
Semite
descendant of these peoples
anti Semite
person who is prejudiced against Jews, one who discriminates against or persecutes Jews
anti-Semite
An anti-Semite is someone who strongly dislikes and is prejudiced against Jewish people. someone who hates Jewish people
anti-semite
someone who hates and would persecute Jews
semite
of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples"
semite
One belonging to the Semitic race
semite
Also used adjectively
semite
a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
semite
a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples
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