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Hashemite

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Hash·e·mite also Hash·i·mite  (hsh-mt)
n.
A member of a princely Arab family claiming direct descent from the prophet Muhammad.
[From Arabic him, from haama, to destroy, smash; see hm in Semitic roots.]
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At the same time, the overall pro-Western image of the Hashemites could persuade other Council members that he would be too pro-American, since it is difficult to believe that Jordan would have nominated the prince without at least a nudge from London and Washington.
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