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hittite
/ˈhɪˌtaɪt/
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What does hittite mean?
noun
- A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.
adjective
- Of or relating to the Hittite people.
- Of or relating to the Hittite language.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- Of or relating to the Hittite Kingdom, located in central Anatolia (modern Turkey), that flourished from about 1800 to 1400 B.C.E.
proper noun
- An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhɪˌtaɪt/
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There he married his second wife, Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and he called her name Adah, saying that the blessing had in that time passed from him.
Some deep and some flat plates made of very common clay have been found, together with buttons, funnels, bells, children's toys, and seals on which, some authorities think, Hittite characters can be made out.
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“Young man,” said Bildad sternly, “thou art skylarking with me—explain thyself, thou young Hittite. What church dost thee mean? answer me.”