Harlemite

noun

Har·lem·ite ˈhärləˌmīt

plural -s

: a native or resident of the Harlem section of New York City

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Harlem, a district of Manhattan borough, New York City + English -ite

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Geographical Definition

Harlem

geographical name

Har·lem ˈhär-ləm

river channel in southeastern New York northeast of Manhattan Island connecting (with Spuyten Duyvil Creek) the Hudson and East rivers

section of New York City in northern Manhattan bordering on the Harlem and East rivers; a center of African American culture especially in the 1920s

Harlemite

ˈhär-lə-ˌmīt

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