Karaite

noun

Kara·​ite -rəˌīt 

plural -s

1

: an adherent of Karaism

2

: a Turkic dialect spoken by Karaite people from Crimea

Word History

Etymology

kara- (from Latin Hebrew qĕrāīm Karaites) + -ite

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Rhymes for Karaite

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• adsorbate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate