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Bombayite

Bombayite noun: a person from or residing in the city of Bombay.

Noun

Bombayite (plural Bombayites)

  1. a person from or residing in the city of Bombay.
    • The only identity she has ever felt at home in is that of a Bombayite, a lover of printed tiles and creaking balustrades and monsteras by rattan chairs in which you spend an afternoon reading Manto.2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 231
    Synonyms:
    Mumbaikar, Bambaiyya

Synonyms of Bombayite

Forms of Bombayite

pluralBombayites

Origin of Bombayite

From Bombay + -ite.

Questions about Bombayite

What does Bombayite mean?
Bombayite means a person from or residing in the city of Bombay.
What part of speech is Bombayite?
Bombayite is a noun.
What is the plural of Bombayite?
The plural of Bombayite is Bombayites.

Words near Bombayite in the dictionary

  1. Bombay potatoes
  2. Bombay pudding
  3. Bombay sandwich
  4. Bombay sandwiches
  5. Bombay Time
  6. Bombayite
  7. Bombayites
  8. Bombays
  9. Bombaza
  10. bombazed
  11. bombazet

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