Thomasite

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Etymology 1[edit]

Thomas +‎ -ite, after the USAT Thomas transport ship on which they travelled.

Noun[edit]

Thomasite (plural Thomasites)

  1. (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)

  1. A Christadelphian.
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