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Corkonians

Corkonians is the plural of Corkonian.

Meaning of Corkonian

Noun

Corkonian (plural Corkonians)

  1. (Ireland) A native or inhabitant of Cork.
    • Vivacious and versatile, beyond the average even of Irishmen, the Corkonians mingle raillery with their hospitality, and cut up cattle and human nature with a trenchant ease and constant energy, as if they had taken a government contract to victual the State with beef and satire, fresh jokes and...1852 July, “The Corkonians, Past and Present”, in The Dublin University Magazine, […], volume XL, number CCXXXV, Dublin: James McGlashan, […]; London: W[illia]m S[omerville] Orr, →OCLC, pages 119–120

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Questions about Corkonians

What is Corkonians the plural of?
Corkonians is the plural of Corkonian.

Words near Corkonians in the dictionary

  1. corkmakers
  2. corkmaking
  3. Corkman
  4. Corkmen
  5. Corkonian
  6. Corkonians
  7. Corkran
  8. Corkrans
  9. corks
  10. corks it
  11. corks off

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