hallamite means in the style of a person named Hallam, especially. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.
Etymology
From Hallam + -ite.
adj
- In the style of a person named Hallam, especially“And when the young rebel Hallam gets to Paris, if he ever does, he is going to admit this rightness, if he only does it on some rainy day while sitting at the "Cupola" (the Dôme's latest rival), listening to some emancipated Hallamite artists tearing everything to pieces after too many Pernods.”
- In the style of a person named Hallam, especially:; The poet Arthur Hallam.“His personifying requires that he give over the Hallamite project of recreating Figuring the Dawn's "Lucid Outline".”
- In the style of a person named Hallam, especially:; The campaigner Roger Hallam.“In the Hallamite model of protest, arrest is considered a show of sacrifice, which is in turn believed to win sympathy for the cause.”
noun
- Someone with a connection to Hallamshire or modern-day Sheffield, especially“An enthusiastic Caledonian will occasionally talk about "that part of Scotland called England;" so enthusiastic Hallamites would seem to look upon the great county of York as a mere appendage to their own dear Hallamshire.”
- Someone with a connection to Hallamshire or modern-day Sheffield, especially:; A player or supporter of Hallam F.C.“[…]although Hallam borrowed three other players from Norton, the match was totally one-sided with the handful of Hallamites and their unlikely allies being completely outclassed.”
- Someone with a connection to Hallamshire or modern-day Sheffield, especially:; A student or graduate of Sheffield Hallam University.“We know our place (exactly), and we’re more than happy to laud it over the Hallamites.”