semita

Definitions of semita
  1. noun
    a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
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    babilonio
    an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
    árabe
    a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
    palestino
    a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine
    omanita
    a native or inhabitant of Oman
    saudí
    a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia
    yemenita, yemení
    a native or inhabitant of Yemen
    beduino
    a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
    sarraceno
    (when used broadly) any Arab
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    blanco, caucásico
    a member of the Caucasoid race
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