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Exonian

UK/ɛkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/US/ɛkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Exonian adjective: of or pertaining to Exeter.

Adjective

Exonian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Exeter.

Noun

Exonian (plural Exonians)

  1. A member or alumnus of the University of Exeter.
  2. (Oxford University) A member or alumnus of Exeter College, Oxford.
  3. A current or past student of Exeter School, England.
  4. A current or past student of Phillips Exeter Academy, USA.
  5. A native or inhabitant of the city of Exeter, England.
  6. A native or inhabitant of the town of Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.
  7. A native or inhabitant of the former Village of Exeter, in Green County, Wisconsin, USA.

Forms of Exonian

pluralExonians

Origin of Exonian

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Exonia, the Latin name for Exeter which appears in the Liber Exoniensis (1086), + -an. See its adjectival form Exoniensis.

Words that rhyme with Exonian

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Questions about Exonian

What does Exonian mean?
Exonian means of or pertaining to Exeter.
What part of speech is Exonian?
Exonian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Exonian?
Exonian is pronounced /ɛkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Exonian in the dictionary

  1. exonerative
  2. exonerator
  3. exonerators
  4. exoneree
  5. exonerees
  6. Exonian
  7. Exonians
  8. exonic
  9. exonically
  10. exonisation
  11. exonization

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