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Semite
[ sem-ahytor, especially British, see-mahyt ]
noun
- a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- a Jew.
- a member of any of the peoples descended from Shem, the eldest son of Noah.
Semite
/ 藞蝉颈藧尘补瑟迟 /
noun
- a member of the group of Caucasoid peoples who speak a Semitic language, including the Jews and Arabs as well as the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, and Phoenicians
- another word for a Jew
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 苍辞苍-厂别尘顎僫迟别 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of Semite1
C19: from New Latin 蝉脓尘墨迟补 descendant of Shem, via Greek 厂脓尘, from Hebrew Shem
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鈥淐learly, one of the greatest Anti Semites of our time!鈥
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"As for the Eastern Jews, they are Semites," he added, referring to Sephardic Jews from the wider Middle East.
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鈥淎ll peoples of the Mediterranean were Semites,鈥 he said.
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Denying that he was an anti-Semite, Fischer pointed out with a smirk that Arabs were Semites, too: 鈥淎nd I am definitely not anti-Arab, okay?鈥
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The Aristotelian system was Greek, but the Judeo-Christian story of creation was Semitic鈥攁nd Semites didn鈥檛 have such a fear of the void.
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