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CASSITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cassite mean?
• CASSITE (noun)
The noun CASSITE has 2 senses:
1. an ancient language spoken by the Kassites
2. a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC
Familiarity information: CASSITE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient language spoken by the Kassites
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Cassite; Kassite
Hypernyms ("Cassite" is a kind of...):
natural language; tongue (a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Cassite; Kassite
Hypernyms ("Cassite" is a kind of...):
Caucasian; White; White person (a Caucasian)
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