Cushite

== English == === Alternative forms === Kushite === Etymology === From Cush +‎ -ite, coined in the 1820s. In the early 19th century, the term referred to the tan to dark-skinned people of the Horn of Africa (synonymous with Herodotus' Ethiopians) in general. The technical linguistic sense is due to Friedrich Müller (1876). === Pronunciation === === Adjective === Cushite (not comparable) Pertaining to the ancient people of the Horn of Africa, historically considered the descendants of biblical Cush. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Cushite (linguistics) The Cushitic subfamily of languages. === Noun === Cushite (plural Cushites) (anthropology, dated in academic contexts) A member of one of various peoples native to the Horn of Africa, generally restricted to those that speak Cushitic languages. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === Anagrams === cuteish