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Semite /ˈsiːmʌɪt, ˈsɛm-/
▶noun a member of a people speaking a Semitic language, in particular the Jews and Arabs.
– origin from mod. L. Semita, via late L. from Gk Sēm ‘Shem’, son of Noah in the Bible, from whom these people are traditionally descended.
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