semitic peoples and definition
Semitic adjective. âº ârelating to the ârace of âpeople that âincludes Arabs and Jews, or to âtheir âlanguages: âHebrew and âArabic are Semitic âlanguages. See also anti-Semitic âº old use Jewish âº used to refer to âraces such as the Babylonians and Phoenicians that âexisted in âancient âtimes. See also. anti-Semitic.