'Hamitic' definitions:
Definition of 'Hamitic'
(from WordNet)
noun
A group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic [syn: Hamitic, Hamitic language]
Definition of 'Hamitic'
From: GCIDE
- Hamitic \Ham*it"ic\ (h[a^]m*[i^]t"[i^]k), a. Pertaining to Ham or his descendants. [1913 Webster]
- Hamitic languages, the group of languages spoken mainly in the Sahara, Egypt, Galla, and Som[^a]li Land, and supposed to be allied to the Semitic. --Keith Johnston. [1913 Webster]