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East Jerusalemite

East Jerusalemite noun: a native or resident of East Jerusalem.

Noun

East Jerusalemite (plural East Jerusalemites)

  1. A native or resident of East Jerusalem.
    • The Palestinians insisted on both outsiders and an East Jerusalemite on the delegation.2005, Dennis Ross, The Missing Peace, →ISBN, page 62

Adjective

East Jerusalemite (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to East Jerusalem.
    • Unlike my experiences with many families in the West Bank, Mohammed's 'East Jerusalemite family seemed to avoid discussions of politics at every turn.2010, Phillip L. Hammack, Narrative and the Politics of Identity, →ISBN, page 289

Forms of East Jerusalemite

pluralEast Jerusalemites

Origin of East Jerusalemite

From East Jerusalem + -ite.

Questions about East Jerusalemite

What does East Jerusalemite mean?
East Jerusalemite means a native or resident of East Jerusalem.
What part of speech is East Jerusalemite?
East Jerusalemite can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of East Jerusalemite?
The plural of East Jerusalemite is East Jerusalemites.

Words near East Jerusalemite in the dictionary

  1. East Insular
  2. East Islip
  3. East Jaintia Hills
  4. East Java
  5. East Jerusalem
  6. East Jerusalemite
  7. East Jerusalemites
  8. East Jesus
  9. East Jindabyne
  10. East Kalimantan
  11. East Kameng

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