New Yorkian
New Yorkian adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of, New York.
Adjective
New Yorkian (comparative more New Yorkian, superlative most New Yorkian)
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of, New York.
- There is the Paris sadness, which is that of satiety and reaction, and the Viennese, which is that of Strauss. / There is the Bostonian, which is commercial literary; and the New Yorkian, which is blague commercial—yet no bad spirit withal—and the Philadelphian, which is peculiar in being without a...1853 March 5, Charles G[odfrey] Leland, “The Sadness of Rome---and Other Cities”, in The Pen and Pencil. A Weekly Journal of Literature, Science, Art and News., volume I, number X, Cincinnati, Oh....
- The editor of perhaps the most widely read magazine issuing from the metropolis was recently asked, “Is your magazine read much in New York city itself?” / “Oh, yes,” he answered, “but we are more popular in the United States.” The answer was indicative. New York is not American. It is merely New...1908 April 16, “A Few Lines on the “Big Burg””, in The Los Angeles Record, volume XX, number 9281, Los Angeles, Calif., page 4, column 1
- Synonyms:
- New Yorkish, New Yorky
Noun
New Yorkian (plural New Yorkians)
- A native or inhabitant of New York.
- Mr Hollis tells me that Bute has established a Jesuit in a school at Kensington and has sent two of his younger children to be educated by him, and had made Barron … send two of his. He thinks with me that the late Act of Parliament respecting New York most tyrannical and hopes the honest New...1767 July 9, Sylas Neville, The Diary of Sylas Neville, 1767—1788, Oxford University Press, published 1950, page 17
- What pity it is that the New Yorkian of that honourable body should make them so blind to real interest as not to prefer the first city on the finest river in the most respectable state in America, to a parcel of buildings, confusedly situated on a pitiful island which has neither ice in winter to...1788 October 4, “Site for Capitol”, in Pittsburgh Gazette; republished as “Extracts From The Pittsburgh Gazette: Site for Capitol”, in The Gazette Times, Pittsburgh, Pa., 27 January 1923, page 6...
- Synonyms:
- New Yorker
Examples of New Yorkian in a sentence
- He thinks with me that the late Act of Parliament respecting New York most tyrannical and hopes the honest New Yorkians will not submit to it, but will draw their swords in defence of their Liberty.1767 July 9, Sylas Neville, The Diary of Sylas Neville, 1767—1788, Oxford University Press, published 1950, page 17:
- Van Deusen, a native New Yorkian, has served with the Lutheran Council since 1944.1965 December 2, “Council Topic: Church-State”, in The Greenville News, number 336, Greenville, S.C., page 41, column 5:
Synonyms of New Yorkian
Forms of New Yorkian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more New Yorkian |
| superlative | most New Yorkian |
| alternative form (rare) | New-Yorkian |
| alternative form (rare) | Newyorkian |
| Noun | |
| plural | New Yorkians |
Origin of New Yorkian
From New York + -ian.
Questions about New Yorkian
- What does New Yorkian mean?
- New Yorkian means of, relating to, or characteristic of, New York.
- How do you use New Yorkian in a sentence?
- He thinks with me that the late Act of Parliament respecting New York most tyrannical and hopes the honest New Yorkians will not submit to it, but will draw their swords in defence of their Liberty.
- What part of speech is New Yorkian?
- New Yorkian can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near New Yorkian in the dictionary
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