Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Same as Memphite.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt; hence, Egyptian.
- adj. Of or pertaining to the city of Memphis in Tennessee.
- n. A native or resident of the city of Memphis in Tennessee.
Examples
“As a Memphian, I will be including her in the list of candidates I am supporting.”
“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.”
“Through both careful preservation and neglect artful or otherwise, the town has developed a patina that is quintessentially Southern and distinctly Memphian.”
“I am a Black Memphian in grad school (UofL) and I support Sen. Clinton!”
“Mark Dunn is a Memphian and I could kick myself for not reading his books.”
“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.”
“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
“UPDATE: Bond, Another Memphian albeit a new one takes the bait.”
“DOUGLAS: Lee Cathey is retired Air Force, a native Memphian, and the boss behind the bodies.”
“DOUGLAS: Lee Cathey is retired air force, a native Memphian and the boss behind the bodies.”
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