Raleighan

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States.

    "Subsequently, Jonathan Daniels, Truman's secretary and Yergan's fellow Raleighan, told a White House staffer that he knew the NNC president well, ..."

  2. 2
    A follower, imitator or scholar of Walter Raleigh.

    "[…] Baconians proper, Raleighans, Stanleyites, Rutlanders, Marlowites, etc., have made it a strong argument against the Stratfordean's claim to […]"

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"Subsequently, Jonathan Daniels, Truman's secretary and Yergan's fellow Raleighan, told a White House staffer that he knew the NNC president well, ..."

Etymology

From Raleigh + -an.

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