Definition of Hamitic in English:
 Hamitic
adjectivehəˈmɪtɪkhəˈmɪdɪk
historical Of or denoting a hypothetical language family formerly proposed to comprise Berber, ancient Egyptian, the Cushitic languages, and the Chadic languages. These are now recognized as independent branches of the Afro-Asiatic family.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  It is a member of the Chad group of languages frequently assigned to the Hamitic sub-family of the Hamito-Semitic family of languages.
 -  Arabs and Jews were therefore Shemitic by race, and began speaking a Hamitic language in Canaan.
 
  Definition of Hamitic in US English:
 Hamitic
adjectivehəˈmɪdɪkhəˈmidik
historical Of or denoting a hypothetical language family formerly proposed to comprise Berber, ancient Egyptian, the Cushitic languages, and the Chadic languages. These are now recognized as independent branches of the Afro-Asiatic family.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  It is a member of the Chad group of languages frequently assigned to the Hamitic sub-family of the Hamito-Semitic family of languages.
 -  Arabs and Jews were therefore Shemitic by race, and began speaking a Hamitic language in Canaan.