Etymology

Cushitic

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Today it means: Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Cushites or their language(s). Full definition →

English Cushite ← Biblical Hebrew כּוּשׁ (kûš) ← Egyptian kꜣšbor.?
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  1. Egyptiankꜣšbor.?
  2. Biblical Hebrewכּוּשׁ (kûš)
  3. EnglishCush
  4. EnglishCushite
  5. English todayCushitic

From Cushite + -ic; 19th century.

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