Meroiten.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛrəʊʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmɛrəˌwaɪt/,

/ˈmɛroʊˌaɪt/

Forms: 1800s Meröite, 1800s– Meroite.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Meroē , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin Meroē ( < ancient Greek Μερόη , the name of a city of ancient Kush (now in Sudan) < Meroitic brdwy ; compare Bagrawia , the name of the corresponding modern region in Sudan) + -ite suffix¹. Compare German Meroit , noun (1852 in the passage translated in quot. 1852 at sense A.).Meroe occurs as a place name in English contexts from Old English onwards.

Ancient History.

A. n.

An inhabitant of the ancient Nubian kingdom of Meroë in north-east Africa. Cf. Meroitic n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > ancient people of East Africa > [noun]

Cushite1610

Meroite1844

Cushitic1912

1844 S. G. Morton Crania Ægyptiaca 42 I will merely add my conviction that the original Meröites were neither Arabs nor Hindoos..but that they formed an unequivocal link in the Libyan chain of primitive Caucasian nations.

1852 tr. R. Lepsius Discov. in Egypt xviii. 164 This may be the barbarous god mentioned by Strabo, which the Meroites revered besides Herakles, Pan, and Isis.

1940 Man July 107 The people were the successors of the Meroites.

1973 Times 27 Mar. (Sudan Suppl.) p. vii/5 The Meroites..appear to have been surprisingly literate, and..their pottery is of exceptional artistic quality.

1995 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 May h1 The Meroites built large temples, palaces and tombs, many of which stand today.

B. adj.

= Meroitic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > North Africa > ancient regions

Marmaric?a1425

Mauritanian?1556

Numidian1567

Marmarican1593

Cyrenaican1607

Saitic1678

Mauritanic1776

Meroite1844

Meroitic1852

Saite1866

1844 S. G. Morton Crania Ægyptiaca 64 These Meröite or Austral-Egyptian kings, during their intrusive occupation of Egypt, would naturally..engage the neighbouring tribes.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 14/2 Many of the pyramids have a small shrine on the eastern side inscribed with debased Egyptian or Meroite hieroglyphics.

1911 F. L. Griffith Karanòg ii. 20 The titles of the Meroite kings in Meroite hieroglyphic are modelled on those of the later Ptolemaic kings or the Roman emperors.

1940 Man July 107 Much of the Meroite culture..still survived in a slightly altered form.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meroite
释义	Meroiten.adj. Brit. /ˈmɛrəʊʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɛrəˌwaɪt/, /ˈmɛroʊˌaɪt/ Forms: 1800s Meröite, 1800s– Meroite. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Meroē , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin Meroē ( < ancient Greek Μερόη , the name of a city of ancient Kush (now in Sudan) < Meroitic brdwy ; compare Bagrawia , the name of the corresponding modern region in Sudan) + -ite suffix¹. Compare German Meroit , noun (1852 in the passage translated in quot. 1852 at sense A.).Meroe occurs as a place name in English contexts from Old English onwards. Ancient History. A. n. An inhabitant of the ancient Nubian kingdom of Meroë in north-east Africa. Cf. Meroitic n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > ancient people of East Africa > [noun] Cushite1610 Meroite1844 Cushitic1912 1844 S. G. Morton Crania Ægyptiaca 42 I will merely add my conviction that the original Meröites were neither Arabs nor Hindoos..but that they formed an unequivocal link in the Libyan chain of primitive Caucasian nations. 1852 tr. R. Lepsius Discov. in Egypt xviii. 164 This may be the barbarous god mentioned by Strabo, which the Meroites revered besides Herakles, Pan, and Isis. 1940 Man July 107 The people were the successors of the Meroites. 1973 Times 27 Mar. (Sudan Suppl.) p. vii/5 The Meroites..appear to have been surprisingly literate, and..their pottery is of exceptional artistic quality. 1995 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 May h1 The Meroites built large temples, palaces and tombs, many of which stand today. B. adj. = Meroitic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > North Africa > ancient regions Marmaric?a1425 Mauritanian?1556 Numidian1567 Marmarican1593 Cyrenaican1607 Saitic1678 Mauritanic1776 Meroite1844 Meroitic1852 Saite1866 1844 S. G. Morton Crania Ægyptiaca 64 These Meröite or Austral-Egyptian kings, during their intrusive occupation of Egypt, would naturally..engage the neighbouring tribes. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 14/2 Many of the pyramids have a small shrine on the eastern side inscribed with debased Egyptian or Meroite hieroglyphics. 1911 F. L. Griffith Karanòg ii. 20 The titles of the Meroite kings in Meroite hieroglyphic are modelled on those of the later Ptolemaic kings or the Roman emperors. 1940 Man July 107 Much of the Meroite culture..still survived in a slightly altered form. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1844
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