Roubaisian
UK/ɹoʊˈbeɪzɪən/US/ɹoʊˈbeɪʒən/
Roubaisian noun: a person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of Roubaix, France.
Noun
Roubaisian (plural Roubaisians)
- A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of Roubaix, France
- Even very large immigrant communities managed to integrate into the ranks of the Roubaignos (native Roubaisians) through their membership in the working class.1994, Patrick Richard Ireland, The Policy Challenge of Ethnic Diversity: Immigrant Politics in France and Switzerland, →ISBN, page 124
- Sure enough, she is indeed Canadian and not by chance but by necessity seeing that she was born that way and isn't married to a foreigner (she doesn't state that she is a virgin) and hasn't had herself naturalised Roubaisian or Zanzibian.1967, Raymond Queneau translated by Barbara Wright, Between blue and blue: a sort of novel, OCLC 954865, page 27
Adjective
Roubaisian (comparative more Roubaisian, superlative most Roubaisian)
Forms of Roubaisian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Roubaisians |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Roubaisian |
| superlative | most Roubaisian |
Origin of Roubaisian
From Middle French Roubaisien.
Questions about Roubaisian
- What does Roubaisian mean?
- Roubaisian means a person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of Roubaix, France.
- What part of speech is Roubaisian?
- Roubaisian can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Roubaisian?
- Roubaisian is pronounced /ɹoʊˈbeɪzɪən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Roubaisian?
- The plural of Roubaisian is Roubaisians.
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