Thomasite · noun1
From Thomas + -ite, after the USAT Thomas transport ship on which they travelled.
Thomasite · noun2
From Thomas + -ite, after Dr John Thomas of Brooklyn (1805-71).
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Thomasite
Today it means: Any of the group of American teachers sent to the Philippines in 1901, or arriving in the first few years on the American Colonial Period of the Philippines. Full definition →