"Sea Peoples" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Sea Peoples [canonical, plural]
Etymology: Calque of Egyptian nꜣ ḫꜣswt nt pꜣ ym (“the peoples/foreigners of the sea”), as written in the Great Karnak Inscription. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|egy|nꜣ ḫꜣswt nt pꜣ ym|t=the peoples/foreigners of the sea}} Calque of Egyptian nꜣ ḫꜣswt nt pꜣ ym (“the peoples/foreigners of the sea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|p|def=1|head=Sea Peoples}} the Sea Peoples pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) A confederacy of seafaring raiders of unknown nationality, who invaded the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Bronze Age. Wikipedia link: Great Karnak Inscription, Sea Peoples Tags: historical, plural, plural-only Translations (confederacy of seafaring raiders): 海上民族 (Hǎishàng mínzú) (Chinese Mandarin), merikansat [plural] (Finnish), Peuples de la mer (French), Bangsa Laut (Indonesian), Popoli del mare [masculine, plural] (Italian), 海の民 (Umi no tani) (Japanese), 바다 민족 (Bada minjok) (Korean), Народы моря (Narody morja) (Russian), Pòpuli dû mari [masculine, plural] (Sicilian)
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