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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Cushite.
2. 2
   a group of languages spoken in Ethiopia and Somalia and northwestern Kenya and adjacent regions wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to the Cushites. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages.

Example

More examples

"The accepted branches of Afroasiatic are Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Omotic, and Semitic."

Etymology

From Cushite + -ic; 19th century.

Related phrases

anti-Cushiticafro asiatic

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