"Lamanite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Lamanites [plural]
Etymology: From Laman + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lamanite (plural Lamanites)
  1. (Mormonism) A member of the group of descendants of Laman who live in the Americas and include the modern-day American Indians. Wikipedia link: Laman, Lamanite Tags: Mormonism Categories (topical): Mormonism Derived forms: Lamanitish Translations (a descendant of Laman): Lamaniti (Italian), lamanita (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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