Associations to the word «Semite»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
SEMITE, noun. A member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia and East Africa such as the Akkadians, Assyrians, Arameans, Phoenicians, Canaanites, Hebrews, Arabs and Aksumites.
SEMITE, noun. A descendant of any of these peoples.
SEMITE, noun. A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language.
SEMITE, noun. A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Shem.
Dictionary definition
SEMITE, noun. A member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa.
SEMITE, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.