Thomasite
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the group of American teachers sent to the Philippines in 1901, or arriving in the first few years on the American Colonial Period of the Philippines. historical
- 2 A Christadelphian.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Thomas + -ite, after the USAT Thomas transport ship on which they travelled.
Etymology 2
From Thomas + -ite, after Dr John Thomas of Brooklyn (1805-71).