Hittite
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Hittite /ˈhɪtʌɪt/
▶noun
- 1 a member of an ancient people who established an empire in Asia Minor and Syria c.1700–1200 bc.
■ a member of a Canaanite or Syrian people mentioned in the Bible (11th to 8th century bc).
- 2 the language of the Hittites, the oldest attested Indo-European language.
– origin from Heb. Ḥittīm, ult. from Hittite Ḫatti.
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