Seattleite

English

Etymology

From Seattle +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /siˈætəlaɪt/

Proper noun

Seattleite (plural Seattleites)

1. A native or inhabitant of Seattle.
   • 1965, Jack Kerouac, Desolation Angels, page 101:

     I go all the way down to First Avenue and turn left, leaving the shoppers and the Seattleites behind, and lo! here’s all humanity hep and weird wandering on the evening sidewalk amazing me outa my eyeballs […]

   • 2022 February 12, Danny Westneat, “The reason voters see past the terrible headlines with Seattle schools”, in The Seattle Times‎^[1]:

     It makes me happy that Seattleites rallied around their schools in such resounding fashion. I have one big theory as to why, and it’s a simple one: Seattle schools are actually pretty good.

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