Cushitic

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Cush·it·ic

noun \kə-ˈshi-tik, k-\

Definition of CUSHITIC

: a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising various languages spoken in eastern Africa and especially in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya
Cushitic adjective

Origin of CUSHITIC

Cush (Kush), Africa
First Known Use: circa 1903

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