"Worcesterite" meaning in English

See Worcesterite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Worcesterites [plural]
Etymology: From Worcester + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Worcester|ite}} Worcester + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Worcesterite (plural Worcesterites)
  1. Someone from Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
    Sense id: en-Worcesterite-en-noun-dDbCzzad Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. Someone from Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    Sense id: en-Worcesterite-en-noun-0nCfW6iU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, British demonyms, Demonyms for Americans Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of British demonyms: 21 79 Disambiguation of Demonyms for Americans: 20 80

Inflected forms

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