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Semite
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Semite
(noun)
anti–Semite
(noun)
Semite
/
ˈ
sɛˌmaɪt/
Brit
/
ˈ
siːˌmaɪt/
noun
plural
Semites
Semite
/
ˈ
sɛˌmaɪt/
Brit
/
ˈ
siːˌmaɪt/
noun
plural
Semites
Britannica Dictionary definition of SEMITE
[
count
]
:
a member of a group of people originally of southwestern Asia that includes Jews and Arabs
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