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Invernessian

Invernessian noun: a native or inhabitant of Inverness, United Kingdom.

Noun

Invernessian (plural Invernessians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Inverness, United Kingdom.
    • We know not very well what a Ross man feels to an Invernessian; we must leave this to greater adepts than ourselves; but we understand that Argyleshire; but we must understand that Argyleshire prides itself on comparative civilization.1827, The Port Folio, Editor and Asbury Dickens
    • “Ye look like a bunch o’ wee Merkinch tarts, the lot o’ ye,” Sergeant Major Robertson, a vast, gray-haired Invernessian brought back hastily from retirement, declared, surveying the gathering battalion in disgust.1984, C[lement] L[ister] Skelton, chapter 16, in Beloved Soldiers (The Regiment Quartet; 3), New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, →ISBN, pages 210–211

Adjective

Invernessian (comparative more Invernessian, superlative most Invernessian)

  1. Of, from or relating to Inverness, United Kingdom.
    • A sight not readily to be forgotten was that of about 30,000 troops assembled round Bloemfontein. Among them was the Highland Brigade, some 4,000 strong, under the command of General Hector Macdonald, of Invernessian origin.1922, John George Fraser, “Episode VII. Incidents of the War Period.”, in Episodes in My Life, Cape Town; […]: Juta & Co., →OCLC, page 296
    • Once inside the double doors he stood, his eyes sweeping over the familiar curving staircase and the long room filled with gilded chairs and little round tables, at each of which sat a group of Invernessian matrons taking their morning coffee and gossip.1984, C[lement] L[ister] Skelton, chapter 3, in Beloved Soldiers (The Regiment Quartet; 3), New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 46

Forms of Invernessian

Noun
pluralInvernessians
alternative formInvernesian
Adjective
comparativemore Invernessian
superlativemost Invernessian

Origin of Invernessian

From Inverness + -ian.

Questions about Invernessian

What does Invernessian mean?
Invernessian means a native or inhabitant of Inverness, United Kingdom.
What part of speech is Invernessian?
Invernessian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Invernessian?
The plural of Invernessian is Invernessians.

Words near Invernessian in the dictionary

  1. Inverness cape
  2. Inverness capes
  3. Inverness County
  4. Inverness-shire
  5. Invernesses
  6. Invernessian
  7. Invernessians
  8. Invernessshire
  9. inverse
  10. inverse agonist
  11. inverse agonists

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