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Melburnian

Melburnian noun: a native or inhabitant of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Noun

Melburnian (plural Melburnians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    Synonyms:
    Melbournite

Adjective

Melburnian (comparative more Melburnian, superlative most Melburnian)

  1. Of, from or relating to the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Synonyms of Melburnian

Forms of Melburnian

Noun
pluralMelburnians
alternative formMelbournian
Adjective
comparativemore Melburnian
superlativemost Melburnian

Origin of Melburnian

From the Latin name for Melbourne, Melburnia, + -ian. The term can be traced back to 1876, when the case for Melburnian over Melbournian was made in the Melbourne Grammar School publication, the Melburnian. 'The diphthong, ‘ou’ is not a Latin diphthong: hence, we argued this way, Melburnia would be [the] Latin form of name, and from it comes Melburnian.'

Questions about Melburnian

What does Melburnian mean?
Melburnian means a native or inhabitant of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
What part of speech is Melburnian?
Melburnian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Melburnian?
The plural of Melburnian is Melburnians.

Words near Melburnian in the dictionary

  1. Melbourne shuffle
  2. Melbourne shuffles
  3. Melbournian
  4. Melbournite
  5. Melbournites
  6. Melburnian
  7. Melburnians
  8. Melbury Abbas
  9. Melbury Osmond
  10. Melby
  11. Melbys

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