Hashimite: Meaning and Definition of

Hash•i•mite

Pronunciation: (hash'u-mīt"), [key]
— n.
  1. a member of any Arab dynasty in the Middle East founded by Husein ibn-Ali or his descendants.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to the Hashimites.
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