Gotham

[ goth-uh m, goh-thuh m for 1; got-uh m, goh-thuh m for 2 ]
/ ˈgɒθ əm, ˈgoʊ θəm for 1; ˈgɒt əm, ˈgoʊ θəm for 2 /

noun

a journalistic nickname for New York City.
an English village, proverbial for the foolishness of its inhabitants.

OTHER WORDS FROM Gotham

Goth·am·ite, noun

Example sentences from the Web for gothamite

  • The solemn-looking Gothamite who came with them must have slipped out.

    Found in the Philippines |Charles King

  • And now a few more Indian and other stories of the Gothamite class to conclude the present section.

    The Book of Noodles |W. A. Clouston

  • Every Gothamite loved that phrase, "our city," and Mrs. Snograss dwelt on the words with the nicest shade of mimicry.

    The ghosts of their ancestors |Weymer Jay Mills

  • In another version a man goes to market with two bags of cheese, and sends them downhill, like the Gothamite.

    The Book of Noodles |W. A. Clouston

British Dictionary definitions for gothamite

Gothamite
/ (ˈɡɒθəˌmaɪt) /

noun

US a native or inhabitant of New York City

Word Origin for Gothamite

C20: from Gotham, a nickname for New York City