Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
Memphite .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A native or resident of the city of Memphis in Tennessee.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt; hence, Egyptian.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the city of Memphis in Tennessee.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to the ancient city of
Memphis inEgypt .
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Examples
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As a Memphian, I will be including her in the list of candidates I am supporting.
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In 1969, Charlie Newman signed on as the local attorney for the Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, the “little old ladies in tennis shoes” that a sympathetic Memphian once told the Tokarskis about.
Interstate 69 Matt Dellinger 2010
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Through both careful preservation and neglect artful or otherwise, the town has developed a patina that is quintessentially Southern and distinctly Memphian.
Interstate 69 Matt Dellinger 2010
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I am a Black Memphian in grad school (UofL) and I support Sen. Clinton!
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Mark Dunn is a Memphian and I could kick myself for not reading his books.
Hilton Head Setting! ____Maggie 2007
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Matter-of-fact, any Memphian worth her weight in gold even has an Elvis story to share: for example, Elvis drove a truck and once gave my friend a ride home to Como, Mississippi after he brokedown on the interstate.
Death Week 2007 ____Maggie 2007
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Matter-of-fact, any Memphian worth her weight in gold even has an Elvis story to share: for example, Elvis drove a truck and once gave my friend a ride home to Como, Mississippi after he brokedown on the interstate.
Archive 2007-08-01 ____Maggie 2007
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As a former Memphian, I know what once thriving midtowns and neighborhoods turning to wasteland look like.
Mayhill Fowler: Pennsylvania Voters Dismiss Obama's Momentum 2008
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UPDATE: Bond, Another Memphian albeit a new one takes the bait.
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UPDATE: Bond, Another Memphian albeit a new one takes the bait.
2007 May « Lean Left 2007
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