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Harlemite

Harlemite noun: an inhabitant of Harlem, Manhattan, USA.

Noun

Harlemite (plural Harlemites)

  1. An inhabitant of Harlem, Manhattan, USA.
    • A kind-lipped Harlemite who smelled heavily of Dial soap and Listerine.2021, Zakiya Dalila Harris, The Other Black Girl, Bloomsbury, page 102

Forms of Harlemite

pluralHarlemites

Origin of Harlemite

From Harlem + -ite.

Questions about Harlemite

What does Harlemite mean?
Harlemite means an inhabitant of Harlem, Manhattan, USA.
What part of speech is Harlemite?
Harlemite is a noun.
What is the plural of Harlemite?
The plural of Harlemite is Harlemites.

Words near Harlemite in the dictionary

  1. Harlem sunset
  2. Harlem sunsets
  3. Harlemer
  4. Harlemers
  5. Harlemese
  6. Harlemite
  7. Harlemites
  8. harlequin
  9. harlequin annual lupine
  10. harlequin annual lupines
  11. harlequin babies

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