"Hamite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hamites [plural]
Etymology: Ham + -ite. Coined in the first half of the 19th century along with Semite and Japhetite and the adjectives Hamitic, Semitic, Japhetitic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Ham|ite}} Ham + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hamite (plural Hamites)
  1. A descendant of Ham, son of Noah, a member of the nations or peoples supposedly descended from Ham, i.e. the North African and the Horn African peoples Synonyms: Khamite Derived forms: Hamitic Translations (a descendant of Ham): حَامِيّ (ḥāmiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), حَامِيَّة (ḥāmiyya) [masculine] (Arabic)

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