Thomasite
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Thomas + -ite, after the USAT Thomas transport ship on which they travelled.
Noun edit
Thomasite (plural Thomasites)
- (historical) 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.
Etymology 2 edit
Thomas + -ite, after Dr John Thomas of Brooklyn (1805-71).
Noun edit
Thomasite (plural Thomasites)