a member of an ancient people of Anatolia, who built a great empire in N Syria and Asia Minor in the second millennium bc
2.
the extinct language of this people, deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions found at Boǧazköy and elsewhere. It is clearly related to the Indo-European family of languages, although the precise relationship is disputed
adjective
3.
of or relating to this people, their civilization, or their language
Hittite in American English
(ˈhɪtˌaɪt)
noun
1.
any of an ancient people of Asia Minor and Syria (fl. 1700-700 b.c.)
2.
the language of the Hittites, now extinct and considered by most authorities to beassociated with Indo-European: it is recorded in divergent cuneiform and hieroglyphic inscriptions