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Oliverian

/ˌɒlɪˈvɪəɹiən/

Oliverian noun: a supporter of Oliver Cromwell.

Noun

Oliverian (plural Oliverians)

  1. (historical) A supporter of Oliver Cromwell.
    • Colonel Ludlow, an old Oliverian, and one of King Charles the First his Judges1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    Cromwellian

Synonyms of Oliverian

Forms of Oliverian

pluralOliverians

Origin of Oliverian

From Oliver + -ian.

Words formed from Oliverian

Questions about Oliverian

What does Oliverian mean?
Oliverian means a supporter of Oliver Cromwell.
What part of speech is Oliverian?
Oliverian is a noun.
How do you pronounce Oliverian?
Oliverian is pronounced /ˌɒlɪˈvɪəɹiən/.
What is the plural of Oliverian?
The plural of Oliverian is Oliverians.

Words near Oliverian in the dictionary

  1. Oliver-McFarlane syndrome
  2. Olivera-Tanzi effect
  3. Olivera-Tanzi effects
  4. Oliveras
  5. Oliveri
  6. Oliverian
  7. Oliverianism
  8. Oliverians
  9. Oliverio
  10. Oliverios
  11. Oliveris

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