Thomasite

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noun

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.

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Meanings

Thomasite1

nounThomasite (plural Thomasites)

plural Thomasites

  1. historicalAny 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.

Thomasite2

nounThomasite (plural Thomasites)

plural Thomasites

  1. A Christadelphian.

Origin

Thomasite · noun

From Thomas + -ite, after the USAT Thomas transport ship on which they travelled.

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Thomasite · noun

From Thomas + -ite, after Dr John Thomas of Brooklyn (1805-71).

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APA

Thomasite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thomasite

MLA

“Thomasite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thomasite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Thomasite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thomasite.

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