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Meaning of Semite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsiː.maɪt

Definitions

  1. A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language.
  2. A member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia and East Africa such as the Akkadians, Assyrians, Arameans, Phoenicians, Canaanites, Hebrews, Arabs, or Aksumites.
  3. A descendant of any of these peoples.
  4. A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Shem.
  5. A Jew.

Equivalents

العربية سامي سامية
Bosanski Semit Семит
Čeština Semita
Deutsch Semit Semitin
Español semita
Français sémite sémite
Gaeilge Seimíteach
עברית שֵׁמִי
Hrvatski Semit Семит
Italiano semita
Қазақша семит
Nederlands Semiet
Polski Semita Semitka
Português semita
Русский семит семи́тка
Српски Semit Семит
Svenska semit
Türkçe Sami
Українська семіт

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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