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Cushitic

noun Cush·it·ic \ kə-ˈshi-tik , ku̇- \

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
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Cushitic

adjective

Origin and Etymology of cushitic

Cush (Kush), Africa

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