Semite adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples" [syn: {Semite}, {Semitic}] n 1: a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
Semite \Sem"ite\, n. One belonging to the Semitic race. Also used adjectively. [Written also {Shemite}.] [1913 Webster]