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Mainite

noun

Synonym of Mainer (“inhabitant of the US state of Maine”).

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nounMainite (plural Mainites)

plural Mainites

rareSynonym of Mainer (“inhabitant of the US state of Maine”).
Each year rotted and broken timbers, coins and bric-a-brac are tossed upon the Maine shore line. Some is bought by tourists; some is gathered by Mainites and much is ground to bits.
2018, Horace P. Beck, The Folklore of Maine
Synonyms: Mainer

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nounSynonym of Mainer (“inhabitant of the US state of Maine”).

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From Maine + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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