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Imphalite

Imphalite adjective: of, from, or pertaining to, Imphal.

Adjective

Imphalite (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to, Imphal.

Noun

Imphalite (plural Imphalites)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Imphal.
    • Aye, aye! What sort of ceremony is that? Tell me, oh beautiful wife of an Imphalite.1992, K. M. George, Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose
    • The beginning receives some criticisms, but as the organisers are picking up more experience in the running of Imphal Evening – ‘the first night life in Imphal’, lifestyle of Imphalites is changing to a better direction.2017, Imphal Times, “Archived copy”, in ‘Imphal Evening’ is giving new lifestyle to Imphalites, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2023

Examples of Imphalite in a sentence

  • Imphalites and other living in the State had been witnessing the colourful annual festival as youngsters sprayed (coloured) water each others...2016, Citizen Radio, “Archived copy”, in Yaoshang festival concludes in Manipur, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2023:
  • Those were the days when Imphalites used to see the team led by Coach Ibomcha jogging every morning.2009, Sobhapati Samom, REALISING A DREAM Oja Ibomcha, the unsung boxing guru:
  • Another very important source of fresh water which meets a large proportion of the daily requirement of Imphalites is ponds.2003, Kanchan Ratna Chopra, C. H. Hanumantha Rao, Ramprasad Sengupta, Water Resources, Sustainable Livelihoods, and Eco-system Services:
  • Mid-day, June 19, 2020, we Imphalites got to see an unusually spectacle in the sky, a distinctly clear halo around the sun.2020 July 11, NANDITA SANASAM, The Enchanting Meitei Myths Once Told to Explain the Spectacle of Halo Around the Sun:

Forms of Imphalite

pluralImphalites

Origin of Imphalite

From Imphal + -ite.

Questions about Imphalite

What does Imphalite mean?
Imphalite means of, from, or pertaining to, Imphal.
How do you use Imphalite in a sentence?
Imphalites and other living in the State had been witnessing the colourful annual festival as youngsters sprayed (coloured) water each others...
What part of speech is Imphalite?
Imphalite can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Imphalite in the dictionary

  1. Impeys
  2. impf
  3. Imphal
  4. Imphal East
  5. Imphal West
  6. Imphalite
  7. Imphalites
  8. Imphan
  9. imphee
  10. imphees
  11. imphm

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