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Leidener

Leidener noun: a native or inhabitant of Leiden, Netherlands.

Noun

Leidener (plural Leideners)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Leiden, Netherlands.
    • The choice to retain a tax rather than to forgo a university (whose benefits Leideners continue to enjoy) demonstrated that the burghers of the Netherlands did not object to taxes as such.1994, John H. Makin, Norman J. Ornstein, Debt and Taxes: How America Got into Its Budget Mess and What We Can Do about It, New York, NY: Times Books, →ISBN, page 52
    Synonyms:
    Leidenite

Synonyms of Leidener

Forms of Leidener

pluralLeideners

Origin of Leidener

From Leiden + -er. Compare German Leidener.

Questions about Leidener

What does Leidener mean?
Leidener means a native or inhabitant of Leiden, Netherlands.
What part of speech is Leidener?
Leidener is a noun.
What is the plural of Leidener?
The plural of Leidener is Leideners.

Words near Leidener in the dictionary

  1. Leidel
  2. Leidels
  3. Leiden
  4. Leiden jar
  5. Leiden jars
  6. Leidener
  7. Leidenfrost effect
  8. Leidenfrost effects
  9. Leidenite
  10. Leidenites
  11. Leider

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