Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as Memphite.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • 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.
  • proper noun A native or resident of the city of Memphis in Tennessee.

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  • adjective Of or relating to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt.

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Examples

  • As a Memphian, I will be including her in the list of candidates I am supporting.

    Meet Charlotte Bergmann (R CAND, TN-09). | RedState 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • I am a Black Memphian in grad school (UofL) and I support Sen. Clinton!

    Report: Ted Kennedy Might Not Endorse In Prez Race: 2009

  • Mark Dunn is a Memphian and I could kick myself for not reading his books.

    Hilton Head Setting! ____Maggie 2007

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • UPDATE: Bond, Another Memphian albeit a new one takes the bait.

    Weekend Meme: Where to Eat « Lean Left 2007

  • UPDATE: Bond, Another Memphian albeit a new one takes the bait.

    2007 May « Lean Left 2007

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