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 title: Semitic
 slug: semitic
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+excerpt: related to languages, races, and culture of people who live or come from across part of western Asia and northern Africa, which include Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Amharic.
+speech: adjective
+reading:
+  - text: Cambridge Dictionary
+    href: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/semitic
+  - text: Merriam-Webster
+    href: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Semitic
+  - text: Oxford Learner's Dictionary
+    href: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/semitic
+  - text: Urban Dictionary
+    href: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Semitic
+---
+
+related to languages, races, and culture of people who live or come from across part of western Asia and northern Africa, which include Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Amharic.
+
+## Note
+
+While Semitic refers to a broad spectrum of languages, races, and cultures as described above, it is often mistakenly only used to speak about Arabic and Hebrew.
+
+## Related Terms
+
+[antisemitic](/definitions/antisemitic)