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Gladstonian

UK/ɡlædˈstəʊ.ni.ən/US/ɡlædˈstoʊ.ni.ən/

Gladstonian adjective: of or pertaining to William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898), British prime minister four times between 1868 and 1894.

Adjective

Gladstonian (comparative more Gladstonian, superlative most Gladstonian)

  1. Of or pertaining to William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898), British prime minister four times between 1868 and 1894.
    • Their guiding light is the Gladstonian ideal of a low tax, laissez-faire, “night-watchman state”.2011 February 1, Tristram Hunt, “The coalition holds Britain's cultural fabric in contempt”, in The Guardian

Noun

Gladstonian (plural Gladstonians)

  1. A political supporter of William Ewart Gladstone.

Forms of Gladstonian

Adjective
comparativemore Gladstonian
superlativemost Gladstonian
Noun
pluralGladstonians

Origin of Gladstonian

From Gladstone + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Gladstonian

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Gladstonian

What does Gladstonian mean?
Gladstonian means of or pertaining to William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898), British prime minister four times between 1868 and 1894.
What part of speech is Gladstonian?
Gladstonian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Gladstonian?
Gladstonian is pronounced /ɡlædˈstəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Gladstonian in the dictionary

  1. Gladstone collar
  2. Gladstone collars
  3. Gladstone Park
  4. Gladstones
  5. Gladstonesque
  6. Gladstonian
  7. Gladstonianism
  8. Gladstonians
  9. Gladu
  10. Gladue
  11. Gladue factor

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