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Pennamite

Pennamite noun: a person from, or fond of, Pennsylvania.

Noun

Pennamite (plural Pennamites)

  1. (archaic, historical) A person from, or fond of, Pennsylvania.
    • Jest say whether yer Yank or Pennamite—that's all that's required in these times.1866, James L Bowen, The Maid of Wyoming
    • To be sure Judge Fell and Mr. Miner were Federalists, but the first was an ardent Pennamite while the latter was a regular Yankee and claimant under Connecticut.1902, Proceedings and Collections of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society

Forms of Pennamite

pluralPennamites

Origin of Pennamite

From Pennsylvania + -ite.

Questions about Pennamite

What does Pennamite mean?
Pennamite means a person from, or fond of, Pennsylvania.
What part of speech is Pennamite?
Pennamite is a noun.
What is the plural of Pennamite?
The plural of Pennamite is Pennamites.

Words near Pennamite in the dictionary

  1. pennal
  2. pennalism
  3. pennals
  4. penname
  5. pennames
  6. Pennamite
  7. Pennamites
  8. Pennan
  9. pennant
  10. Pennant Hills
  11. Pennant Melangell

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