Mainite

English

Etymology

Maine + -ite

Noun

Mainite (plural Mainites)

  1. (rare) Synonym of Mainer (inhabitant of the US state of Maine)
    • 2018, Horace P. Beck, The Folklore 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.
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