East Jerusalemite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

East Jerusalem +‎ -ite

Noun[edit]

East Jerusalemite (plural East Jerusalemites)

  1. A native or resident of East Jerusalem.
    • 2005, Dennis Ross, The Missing Peace, →ISBN, page 62:
      The Palestinians insisted on both outsiders and an East Jerusalemite on the delegation.

Adjective[edit]

East Jerusalemite (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to East Jerusalem.
    • 2010, Phillip L. Hammack, Narrative and the Politics of Identity, →ISBN, page 289:
      Unlike my experiences with many families in the West Bank, Mohammed's 'East Jerusalemite family seemed to avoid discussions of politics at every turn.
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