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Jerusalemite

Jerusalemite adjective: of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem.

Adjective

Jerusalemite (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem.
    Synonyms:
    Hierosolymite

Noun

Jerusalemite (plural Jerusalemites)

  1. A native or resident of Jerusalem.
    • I say this because, according to the old Jerusalemites, the building blocks of the world and its inhabitants were formed of the alphabet at the back of God's tongue when He pronounced the world […].2011, Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribb, From the Mouth of a Whale, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, page 13
    • Thousands of Jerusalemites gathered on the battl4ements to gawp at this show, admiring 'the beauty of their armour and admirable order of the men.'2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem
  2. A residual mineral of the sands of Jerusalem, as with Trinitite.

Jerusalemite meaning in Arabic

Jerusalemite in Arabic

of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem
مَقْدِسِيّ maqdisiyy
native or resident of Jerusalem
مَقْدِسِيّ maqdisiyy, مَقْدِسِيّة maqdisiyya

Synonyms of Jerusalemite

Forms of Jerusalemite

pluralJerusalemites

Origin of Jerusalemite

From Jerusalem + -ite.

Words formed from Jerusalemite

Phrases with Jerusalemite

Questions about Jerusalemite

What does Jerusalemite mean?
Jerusalemite means of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem.
What is Jerusalemite in Arabic?
Jerusalemite in Arabic is مَقْدِسِيّ (maqdisiyy), مَقْدِسِيّة (maqdisiyya). See Jerusalemite meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Jerusalemite?
Jerusalemite can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Jerusalemite in the dictionary

  1. Jerusalem Sunday
  2. Jerusalem syndrome
  3. Jerusalem Talmud
  4. Jerusalem thorn
  5. Jerusalem thorns
  6. Jerusalemite
  7. Jerusalemite Orthodox Church
  8. Jerusalemites
  9. Jerusalems
  10. Jerusalén
  11. Jerusha

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