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Lamanite
noun
La·man·ite
\ˈlāməˌnīt\
Definition of Lamanite
-s
Mormonism
: a member of a people descended from Laman, a son of the Jewish prophet Lehi, and identified as the ancestors of the American Indians — compare nephite
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Origin and Etymology of lamanite
Laman, eponymous ancestor of the Lamanites in the Book of Mormon (Jacob 3:5) + English -ite)
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