Bramptonian
More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations
Canada/bɹæm(p)ˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
Bramptonian noun: a native or inhabitant of Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
Noun
Bramptonian (plural Bramptonians)
- A native or inhabitant of Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
- Mr. Needham has had about twenty years' experience in this field, in Ottawa, Smith's Falls, and elsewhere, and is himself a Bramptonian.1919 November 7, “Important Happenings Among the Stores All Over”, in Dry Goods Review, volume 31, number 11, page 42
- When the Bramptonians descended, Toronto's house scene, centered on gay clubs and illegal soulful warehouse parties dubbed "booze cans," was covered top to toe in deep New York house.1999, Mireille Silcott, Rave America: New School Dancescapes, Toronto: ECW Press, →ISBN, page 79
- Synonyms:
- Bramptonite
Adjective
Bramptonian (comparative more Bramptonian, superlative most Bramptonian)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Brampton, Ontario.
- Eligible low income seniors living in Brampton—Springdale will receive an additional annual benefit of up to $600 for a single senior and $840 for couples. Low income Bramptonian seniors will be provided with assistance to ensure that they live a life of dignity not financial stress.2011 June 13, Parm Gill, “The Budget: Financial Statement of the Minister of Finance”, in House of Commons Debates: Official Report (Hansard) (House of Commons), volume 146, number 7, page 279
Examples of Bramptonian in a sentence
- Bramptonians elect five city councillors and five regional councillors (who sit on Peel Regional Council) to represent them at the municipal level.2009, Kristin R. Good, Municipalities and Multiculturalism: The Politics of Immigration in Toronto and Vancouver, Toronto: University of...
- And, as any real Bramptonian knows: / Bramalea is a foreign country / its barbarous border—the 410 highway.2022, Jesse Thistle, “Brampton”, in Scars and Stars: Poems, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, →ISBN, page 48:
Synonyms of Bramptonian
Forms of Bramptonian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Bramptonians |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Bramptonian |
| superlative | most Bramptonian |
Origin of Bramptonian
From Brampton + -ian.
Questions about Bramptonian
- What does Bramptonian mean?
- Bramptonian means a native or inhabitant of Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
- How do you use Bramptonian in a sentence?
- Bramptonians elect five city councillors and five regional councillors (who sit on Peel Regional Council) to represent them at the municipal level.
- What part of speech is Bramptonian?
- Bramptonian can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Bramptonian?
- Bramptonian is pronounced /bɹæm(p)ˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ (Canada).
- What is the plural of Bramptonian?
- The plural of Bramptonian is Bramptonians.
Words near Bramptonian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Bramptonian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “Bramptonian.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/bramptonian. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.