New Hampshirite

noun

New Hamp·shir·ite ˈhamp-shər-ˌīt

-ˌshir-

plural New Hampshirites

: a native or resident of New Hampshire

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1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of New Hampshirite was in 1838

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