Downtonian
Downtonian noun: a fan of the television series Downton Abbey.
Noun
Downtonian (plural Downtonians)
- A fan of the television series Downton Abbey.
- (As all Downtonians know, this, too, turns out to be felicitous when after much travail, cousin Matthew and Lady Mary happily wed at the beginning of season three.)2013 March, Georgette Gouveia, “Getting Down With 'Downton'”, in Wag, page 24
- From coast to coast, "Downtonians" will be at the edge of their chesterfields, keen to see what's next for the Crawleys in 1920 after the unexpected deaths of two beloved young members of the patrician family.2014 January 5, “Americans rekindle its 'Downton Abbey' affair”, in Kuwait Times, page 39
- A stage of strata at the base of the Devonian period.
- The stage names of the Lower Devonian (Downtonian, Dittonian and Breconian) and of the Upper Devonian (Farlovian) are all derived from localities in Shropshire or Breconshire.2015, T. R. Owen., The Geological Evolution of the British Isles, page 65
Forms of Downtonian
| plural | Downtonians |
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Origin of Downtonian
From Downton + -ian.
Questions about Downtonian
- What does Downtonian mean?
- Downtonian means a fan of the television series Downton Abbey.
- What part of speech is Downtonian?
- Downtonian is a noun.
- What is the plural of Downtonian?
- The plural of Downtonian is Downtonians.
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