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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Hit•tite (hit′īt),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varieties, Language Varieties, Ancient Historya member of an ancient people who established a powerful empire in Asia Minor and Syria, dominant from about 1900 to 1200 b.c.
- Language Varietiesan extinct language of the Anatolian branch of Indo-European, preserved in cuneiform inscriptions of the second millennium b.c. Cf. Hieroglyphic Hittite.
adj. - Ancient History, Language Varietiesof, pertaining to, or belonging to the Hittites or their language.
- Hebrew ḥitt(īm) Hittite (compare Hittite Khatti) + -ite1
- 1600–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hittite /ˈhɪtaɪt/ n - a member of an ancient people of Anatolia, who built a great empire in N Syria and Asia Minor in the second millennium bc
- 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
adj - of or relating to this people, their civilization, or their language
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