Hallamites
Hallamites is the plural of Hallamite.
Meaning of Hallamite
Noun
Hallamite (plural Hallamites)
- Someone with a connection to Hallamshire or modern-day Sheffield, especially
- An enthusiastic Caledonian will occasionally talk about "that part of Scotland called England;" so enthusiastic Hallamites would seem to look upon the great county of York as a mere appendage to their own dear Hallamshire.1864, Gustave Louis Maurice Strauss, Charles William Quin, John Cargill Brough, Thomas Archer (of London), William Bernhard Tegetmeier, William Jeffery Prowse, England's Workshops, page 108
- A player or supporter of Hallam F.C.
- […]although Hallam borrowed three other players from Norton, the match was totally one-sided with the handful of Hallamites and their unlikely allies being completely outclassed.2013 May 13, Adrian Harvey, Football: The First Hundred Years: The Untold Story, Routledge, →ISBN, page 104
- A student or graduate of Sheffield Hallam University.
- We know our place (exactly), and we’re more than happy to laud it over the Hallamites.2016 April 18, Calum Paver, “Varsity Chants 2016: The best and the worst”, in The Tab
Questions about Hallamites
- What is Hallamites the plural of?
- Hallamites is the plural of Hallamite.
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