Annapolitan

noun

An·​na·​pol·​i·​tan

ˌanəˈpälətᵊn

plural -s

: a native or resident of Annapolis, Maryland

Word History

Etymology

Annapolis, Maryland + English -itan (as in Neapolitan, metropolitan)

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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