A person who is from or lives in Harlem, New York.
From 'Harlem' plus the suffix '-ite,' which forms nouns describing people from a specific place (like 'New Yorker' or 'Brooklynite'). This word emerged as Harlem became prominent in the early 20th century.
Harlemites weren't just residents—during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s-30s, being a Harlemite meant being part of the most important cultural movement in African American history.
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