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Lamanite

noun
La·man·ite | \ˈlāməˌnīt\
plural -s

Definition of Lamanite 

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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History and Etymology for Lamanite

Laman, eponymous ancestor of the Lamanites in the Book of Mormon (Jacob 3:5) + English -ite)

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