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Moose Javian

Moose Javian adjective: of, from or relating to the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Adjective

Moose Javian (comparative more Moose Javian, superlative most Moose Javian)

  1. Of, from or relating to the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    • Because the name is so peculiar to non-Moose Javian ears, all kinds of stories about its origin have circulated.1997, William R. Barry, People Places: Saskatchewan and Its Names, Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, →ISBN, page 46
    • (To a small extant, the paper competes with the Regina Leader-Post, the Toronto Globe and Mail, and the National Post, but only the Times-Herald covers the fine detail of Moose Javian life.)2006, Nick Russell, Morals and the Media, 2nd Edition: Ethics in Canadian Journalism, UBC Press, →ISBN, page 18

Noun

Moose Javian (plural Moose Javians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    • During the last week in June each year a tradition known locally as "sidewalk days" brings this diverse population of Moose Javians together for three days of outdoor shopping on Main Street.1987, Don McLean, Fifty Historical Vignettes: Views of the Common People, Gabriel Dumont Institute, →ISBN, page 198
    • Key Wong, a born-and-raised Moose Javian, recalls his father arrived in Moose Jaw in 1905 as a thirteen-year-old.2001, John Larsen, Maurice Richard Libby, Moose Jaw: People, Places, History, Coteau Books, →ISBN, page 31

Forms of Moose Javian

Adjective
comparativemore Moose Javian
superlativemost Moose Javian
Noun
pluralMoose Javians

Origin of Moose Javian

From Moose Jaw + -v- + -ian.

Questions about Moose Javian

What does Moose Javian mean?
Moose Javian means of, from or relating to the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
What part of speech is Moose Javian?
Moose Javian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Moose Javian in the dictionary

  1. Moose Cree
  2. moose deer
  3. moose deers
  4. moose elm
  5. Moose Factory
  6. Moose Javian
  7. Moose Javians
  8. Moose Jaw
  9. moose knuckle
  10. moose knuckles
  11. moose limb

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