Harlemite

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noun

An inhabitant of Harlem, Manhattan, USA.

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Meanings

nounHarlemite (plural Harlemites)

plural Harlemites

  1. An inhabitant of Harlem, Manhattan, USA.

    A kind-lipped Harlemite who smelled heavily of Dial soap and Listerine.

    2021, Zakiya Dalila Harris, The Other Black Girl, Bloomsbury, page 102

Origin

From Harlem + -ite.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

halimeter
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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