Hittite

/ˌhɪˈtaɪt/

Other forms: Hittites

Definitions of Hittite

1. adjective

   of or relating to the Hittite people or their language or culture
2. noun

   a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC
   type of:

   denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant

   a person who inhabits a particular place
3. noun

   the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions
   type of:

   Anatolian, Anatolian language

   an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European