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-ite


suffix
[Language: Old French;Origin:Latin -ita, -ites, from Greek -ites]
[in nouns]
a follower or supporter of a particular idea or person - often used in order to show disapproval
 a group of Trotskyites (=followers of Trotsky's political ideas)
 the Pre-Raphaelites
[in adjectives]
relating to a particular set of religious or political ideas, or with the ideas of a particular person
 his Reaganite opinions
someone who lives in a particular place or belongs to a particular group
 a Brooklynite (=someone from Brooklyn)
 the Israelites (=in the Bible)