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Manhattanite

Manhattanite adjective: of, or from, Manhattan.

Adjective

Manhattanite (not comparable)

  1. Of, or from, Manhattan.
    • This does not take into account the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are harmlessly and charmingly insane in a peculiarly Manhattanite manner.1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 52
    Synonyms:
    Manhattanese

Noun

Manhattanite (plural Manhattanites)

  1. Someone from Manhattan.
    • Walter Gaskell was a tall, silver-haired Manhattanite with a narrow waist and broad shoulders, and his blue eyes had the luminous, emptied-out look of a reformed alcoholic's.1995, Michael Chabon, Wonder Boys, Ch.1, at p.37
    • The most likely explanation is that Cage imagined Peter as a fop of the first order, the type of ivory-tower Manhattanite whose exalted sense of privilege naturally leads to a hilariously affected manner of speech.2012 May 24, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: Vampire's Kiss”, in The Onion AV Club

Synonyms of Manhattanite

Forms of Manhattanite

pluralManhattanites

Origin of Manhattanite

From Manhattan + -ite.

Questions about Manhattanite

What does Manhattanite mean?
Manhattanite means of, or from, Manhattan.
What part of speech is Manhattanite?
Manhattanite can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Manhattanite in the dictionary

  1. Manhattan distances
  2. Manhattan Project
  3. Manhattanese
  4. Manhattanhenge
  5. Manhattanism
  6. Manhattanite
  7. Manhattanites
  8. Manhattanization
  9. Manhattanize
  10. Manhattanized
  11. Manhattanizes

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