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Cushite

adj, noun — 2 senses

Cushite

adj

Etymology From Cush + -ite, coined in the 1820s. In the early 19th century, the term referred to the tan to dark-skinned people of the Horn of Africa (synonymous with Herodotus' Ethiopians) in general. The technical linguistic sense is due to Friedrich Müller (1876).

1

Pertaining to the ancient people of the Horn of Africa, historically considered the descendants of biblical Cush.

Cushite

noun

Etymology From Cush + -ite, coined in the 1820s. In the early 19th century, the term referred to the tan to dark-skinned people of the Horn of Africa (synonymous with Herodotus' Ethiopians) in general. The technical linguistic sense is due to Friedrich Müller (1876).

1

Anthropology, Human sciences, Sciences Dated, In academic contexts A member of one of various peoples native to the Horn of Africa, generally restricted to those that speak Cushitic languages.

Derived terms
anti-Cushite

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