semitic

IPA: sʌmˈɪtɪk

Root Word: Semitic

Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Syriac, Akkadian, Hebrew, Maltese, Tigrigna, Phoenician etc.
Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples.
(biblical) Of or pertaining to the descendants of Shem, the eldest of three sons of Noah.
(in particular) Of or pertaining to the Israeli, Jewish, or Hebrew people.
Of or pertaining to any of the religions which originated among the Semites; Abrahamic.

Examples of "semitic" in Sentences

The word has nothing to do with any current ideas of what "semitic" means.
Her words were crude and blatantly anti-semitic which is why I can't repeat them here.
Twenty of the emails accused me of being anti-semitic, which is a fiction that's entirely made up.
BILL Caucasians are also classified as a semitic people although the evidence is obfuscated for very obvious reasons.
Concealing one's opinions about Israel and the treatment of the Palestinians because you are afraid you will be branded anti-semitic is anti-semitic.
While other young men of 'semitic' origin were renditioned into captivity and torture [Guantanamo] as a result of the same act-is that anitsemitism?.
What I find truly disconcerting is the willingness to smear the ‘left’ and Cif as anti-semitic, which is actually quote a common accusation on this blog.
Darien I think you have a massive chip on your shoulder, because Israel is bombing the crap out of Lebanese civilians, so instead of condemning that fascistic aggression, you accuse us of being anti-semitic, which is completely rediculous!