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Accringtonian

UK/ækɹɪŋˈtəʊnɪ.ən/

Accringtonian noun: a native or resident of Accrington, England.

Noun

Accringtonian (plural Accringtonians)

  1. A native or resident of Accrington, England.
    • I have searched among the names of Accringtonians of the 17th century but failed to discover that family, or, in fact, any of the other families who at that period would be occupants of Courthouses.1928, Richard Ainsworth, The Old Homesteads of Accrington and District, page 144
    • One old Accringtonian, now in America, who was born at Dunnishop, remembers, as a boy, some festivities that took place here.2013, Richard Shaw Crossley, Accrington Through The 19th Century, →ISBN, page 165

Forms of Accringtonian

pluralAccringtonians

Origin of Accringtonian

From Accrington + -ian.

Questions about Accringtonian

What does Accringtonian mean?
Accringtonian means a native or resident of Accrington, England.
What part of speech is Accringtonian?
Accringtonian is a noun.
How do you pronounce Accringtonian?
Accringtonian is pronounced /ækɹɪŋˈtəʊnɪ.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Accringtonian?
The plural of Accringtonian is Accringtonians.

Words near Accringtonian in the dictionary

  1. accriminates
  2. accriminating
  3. accrimination
  4. accriminations
  5. Accrington
  6. Accringtonian
  7. Accringtonians
  8. accroach
  9. accroached
  10. accroaches
  11. accroaching

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