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
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Origin and Etymology of cushitic
Cush (Kush), Africa
First Known Use: circa 1903
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