Hittite
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- noun
- /ˈhɪtaɪt/
- By 1200 B.C., their lands had been swallowed by the Hittites, an expanding empire from Anatolia.
- Hittites and Canaanites
- Hittites and Amorites
- Hittites and Jebusites
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Watch on YouTubeBut for the Hittites, out of the ashes of this ruined civilization, small Iron Age kingdoms emerged, called the Neo Hittites.
- But for the Hittites, out of the ashes of this ruined civilization, small Iron Age kingdoms emerged, called the Neo Hittites.
Examples
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It's true, the Hittite army has 16,000 troops camped outside Kadesh.
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How long before the Hittites invade?
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I will write to the Hittite princess.
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The Hittites are trying to cross the border.
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How did Uriah the Hittite die?
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In the land of the Hittites.
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The Hittite temple was destroyed, and a new sanctuary arose in its place.
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Sinuhe just returned from the land of the Hittites.
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Your description of the Hittite empire's demise sounded like a fast collapse as well.
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The ancient Hittite civilization was known for its advanced legal system and architectural achievements.
Compounds
- Specialized
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A suggested early group of languages that includes Indo-European and ancient Anatolian languages
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hittite comes from the old place-name Hatti, which appears as Hittim in the Bible and meant the 'land' in central Anatolia, so Hittite originally meant a person from that land.