Semite
noun
- a person regarded as descended from Shem
- a member of any of the peoples speaking a Semitic language, including the Hebrews, Arabs, Assyrians, Phoenicians, etc.
- Jew: a loose usage
See Semite in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sĕmˈītˌ)
noun- A member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Near East and northern Africa, including the Arabs, Arameans, Babylonians, Carthaginians, Ethiopians, Hebrews, and Phoenicians.
- A Jew.
- Bible A descendant of Shem.
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