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Manhattanites

Manhattanites is the plural of Manhattanite.

Meaning of Manhattanite

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

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Questions about Manhattanites

What is Manhattanites the plural of?
Manhattanites is the plural of Manhattanite.

Words near Manhattanites in the dictionary

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

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