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Hit·tite (hit′īt′)

noun

  1. any of an ancient people of Asia Minor and Syria (fl. 1700-700 )
  2. the language of the Hittites, now extinct and considered by most authorities to be associated with Indo-European: it is recorded in divergent cuneiform and hieroglyphic inscriptions

Etymology: Heb Ḥittī (< Hittite ḥatti) + -ite

adjective

of the Hittites or their language or culture

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