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Definition

'Hamitic' refers to a historical classification of a branch of Afro-Asiatic languages and certain African peoples, often based on cultural traits attributed to them.

Sample Sentences

  1. The term 'Hamitic' has historically been used to describe a branch of Afro-Asiatic languages.
  2. Some anthropologists once classified certain African peoples as Hamitic based on their perceived cultural traits.
  3. The concept of Hamitic origins in archaeology has been largely discredited in modern scholarship.
  4. In linguistics, the Hamitic languages are often grouped with the Semitic languages under the broader Afro-Asiatic family.
  5. The idea of a Hamitic race has been misused to promote divisive ideologies throughout history.