"Gothamite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɒθəmaɪt/ Forms: Gothamites [plural]
Etymology: From Gotham + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Gotham|ite}} Gotham + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gothamite (plural Gothamites)
  1. (humorous, dated) An inhabitant of New York City. Tags: dated, humorous
    Sense id: en-Gothamite-en-noun-ZB8Ztokf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fictional characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 4 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 48 4 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 2 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 2 33 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 61 2 38
  2. (archaic) A Gothamist. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Gothamite-en-noun-CkadX0rI
  3. (fiction) An inhabitant of the fictional Gotham City, the home of the superhero Batman.
    Sense id: en-Gothamite-en-noun-tvRDRF9M Categories (other): Fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 4 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 48 4 48 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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