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Tottenhamite

Tottenhamite noun: a native or inhabitant of Tottenham in London.

Noun

Tottenhamite (plural Tottenhamites)

  1. (rare) A native or inhabitant of Tottenham in London.
    • It was a brave sight on a Sunday morning to see those old Tottenhamites—each with his comfortable lady-wife on his arm—proceeding in their stiff Sunday best to the morning service; pitying the Quaker friends they met on their way for their incomplete and unenlightened faith—the Quakers, of course...1914, S. G. Tallentyre [Evelyn Beatrice Hall], “VIII. Realisation”, in Matthew Hargraves, London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 155

Forms of Tottenhamite

pluralTottenhamites

Origin of Tottenhamite

From Tottenham + -ite.

Questions about Tottenhamite

What does Tottenhamite mean?
Tottenhamite means a native or inhabitant of Tottenham in London.
What part of speech is Tottenhamite?
Tottenhamite is a noun.
What is the plural of Tottenhamite?
The plural of Tottenhamite is Tottenhamites.

Words near Tottenhamite in the dictionary

  1. Totten trusts
  2. Tottenham
  3. Tottenham Hale
  4. Tottenham pudding
  5. Tottenham puddings
  6. Tottenhamite
  7. Tottenhoff
  8. Tottens
  9. totter
  10. Totterdown
  11. tottered

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