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post-Hittite

post-Hittite adjective: of or relating to the period that followed the collapse of the Hittite Empire around 1180 BCE.

Adjective

post-Hittite (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the period that followed the collapse of the Hittite Empire around 1180 BCE.
  2. (broadly, proscribed) Neo-Hittite.

Noun

post-Hittite (plural post-Hittites)

  1. A native or inhabitant of any polity that emerged after the fall of the Hittite Empire.
  2. (broadly, proscribed) A Neo-Hittite.

Forms of post-Hittite

pluralpost-Hittites

Origin of post-Hittite

From post- (“after”) + Hittite.

Questions about post-Hittite

What does post-Hittite mean?
Post-Hittite means of or relating to the period that followed the collapse of the Hittite Empire around 1180 BCE.
What part of speech is post-Hittite?
Post-Hittite can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near post-Hittite in the dictionary

  1. post-Gregg
  2. post-grunge
  3. post-hardcore
  4. post-haste
  5. post-historical
  6. post-Hittite
  7. post-Hittites
  8. post-Homeric
  9. post-horn
  10. post-horns
  11. post-horse

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