Govanite

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noun

A person from Govan in Scotland.

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Meanings

nounGovanite (plural Govanites)

plural Govanites

  1. A person from Govan in Scotland.

    The yard was […] one of the main focal points of the UCS work-in, and the power base of its main spokesman Jimmy Reid, though he was a Govanite, not a Bankie.

    2024, Ian R. Mitchell, Walking Through Glasgow's Industrial Past

Origin

Govan + -ite

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Cite this entry
APA

Govanite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Govanite

MLA

“Govanite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Govanite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Govanite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Govanite.

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