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Mo⋅ab⋅ite

[moh-uh-bahyt]
–noun
1. an inhabitant or native of Moab.
2. an extinct language of Moab, in the Canaanite group of Semitic languages.
–adjective
3. Also, Mo⋅a⋅bit⋅ic [moh-uh-bit-ik] , Mo⋅a⋅bit⋅ish [moh-uh-bahy-tish] . of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom of Moab, its people, or their language.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L Mōabīta < Gk Mōabtēs, repr. Heb mōābī. See Moab, -ite 1
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Mo·ab·ite   (mō'ə-bīt')   
n.  
  1. A native or inhabitant of Moab.

  2. The Semitic language of Moab.

Mo'a·bite', Mo'a·bit'ish adj.
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