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Hamitic (adj.)

of or pertaining to the language group that includes ancient Egyptian, Berber, Galla, etc.; 1842, from Ham/Cham, name of the second son of Noah (Genesis ix.18-19), whose four sons were popularly believed to have populated Egypt and adjacent regions of Africa.

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Definitions of Hamitic from WordNet

Hamitic (n.)
a group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic;
Synonyms: Hamitic language
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