Hittite
a member of an ancient people who established a powerful empire in Asia Minor and Syria, dominant from about 1900 to 1200 b.c.
an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of Indo-European, preserved in cuneiform inscriptions of the second millennium b.c.: Compare Hieroglyphic Hittite.
of, relating to, or belonging to the Hittites or their language.
Origin of Hittite
1Other words from Hittite
- post-Hittite, adjective
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How to use Hittite in a sentence
The Hittites wore their hair in three plaits, which fell over the back like the pigtail of a Chinaman.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceThe Hittites of Hebron, however, may really have been an offshoot of the Hittite nations of the north.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceWhen Assyria appeared upon the scene of history the Hittites had become the dominant people in the west.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceThe Hittites had grown at the expense of Mitanni, but their glory too was of no long duration.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceBut a thousand years earlier the Hittites seem to have had paved high roads running across their country.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George Wells
British Dictionary definitions for Hittite
/ (ˈhɪtaɪt) /
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
of or relating to this people, their civilization, or their language
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