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Jaredite

noun
Jar·ed·ite | \ˈja(a)rəˌdīt\
plural -s

Definition of Jaredite 

: one of a group of people that according to Mormon belief settled America after the general dispersal accompanying the confusion of tongues at Babel — compare nephite

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History and Etymology for Jaredite

Jared, the eponymous ancestor of the Jaredites according to the Book of Mormon (Ether 1:31 ff) + English -ite

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