Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harlemite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: harlemite
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inhabitant of Harlem, Manhattan, USA.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From Harlem + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Harlem

Inflected Forms

Harlemites (plural)

Questions

What does harlemite mean?: An inhabitant of Harlem, Manhattan, USA.
Where does harlemite come from?: From Harlem + -ite.

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