"Gothamite" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-Gothamite-en-noun-ZB8Ztokf Disambiguation of People: 54 0 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ite, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 2 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 1 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 49 3 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 2 46
  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. Categories (topical): Fiction, Fictional characters, People
    Sense id: en-Gothamite-en-noun-tvRDRF9M Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 29 1 70 Disambiguation of People: 54 0 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ite, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 2 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 1 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 49 3 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 2 46 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

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