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Noun hamitic has 1 sense
  1. Hamitic, Hamitic language - a group of languages in northen Africa related to Semitic
    --1 is a kind of Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Afrasian, Afrasian language, Hamito-Semitic

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Term: Hamitic

Description:

Hamitic is a term historically used to describe a group of languages spoken in Africa that are part of the Hamito-Semitic language family. It has also been used to refer to a racial classification system that was prevalent in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Sample Sentences:
  1. The ancient Egyptian language is an example of a Hamitic language.
  2. The Hamitic racial classification has been discredited by modern anthropology.
  3. He conducted research on the Hamitic languages spoken in East Africa.
  4. Many indigenous tribes in Somalia speak Hamitic dialects.
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