Hamite
See also: hamite
English
Alternative forms
- Khamite
Etymology
Ham + -ite. Coined in the first half of the 19th century along with Semite and Japhetite and the adjectives Hamitic, Semitic, Japhetitic.
Noun
Hamite (plural Hamites)
- A descendant of Ham, son of Noah, a member of the nations or peoples supposedly descended from Ham, i.e. the North African and the Horn African peoples
Derived terms
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