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Dunelmian

Dunelmian noun: a native or inhabitant of the city of Durham, County Durham, England.

Noun

Dunelmian (plural Dunelmians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Durham, County Durham, England.
    • To those who do not know the school, records and names mean little. No records and no recitation of facts serves to explain the pride and enthusiasm which Dunelmians have for Durham. Nor is Dunelmian enthusiasm fully accounted for ...1909, School: A Monthly Record of Educational Thought and Progress
    • The anxiety was increased by the fact that the Durham Comrades Battalion are at present stationed at Hartlepool and with the Pals are a number of well known young Dunelmians.2006, John Sheen, Durham Pals: 18th, 19th, and 22nd (Service) Battalions of the Durham Light Infantry, →ISBN, page 40

Forms of Dunelmian

pluralDunelmians

Origin of Dunelmian

From Dunelm (“Durham”) + -ian.

Questions about Dunelmian

What does Dunelmian mean?
Dunelmian means a native or inhabitant of the city of Durham, County Durham, England.
What part of speech is Dunelmian?
Dunelmian is a noun.
What is the plural of Dunelmian?
The plural of Dunelmian is Dunelmians.

Words near Dunelmian in the dictionary

  1. dunelets
  2. dunelike
  3. Dunellen
  4. Dunelm
  5. Dunelmensis
  6. Dunelmian
  7. Dunelmians
  8. dunes
  9. Dunes City
  10. dunesand
  11. dunesands

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