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Sydnesian

Sydnesian noun: a native or inhabitant of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Noun

Sydnesian (plural Sydnesians)

  1. (dated) A native or inhabitant of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
    • The Sydnesians then went in and scored 97; while in the second innings their adversaries only scored 32, leaving 33 in favor of Sydney with only one innings.9 November 1837, “Sporting Intelligence”, in The Sydney Herald

Synonyms of Sydnesian

Forms of Sydnesian

pluralSydnesians

Origin of Sydnesian

From Sydney + -sian (c. 1837). Potentially derived from the sound /-dʒ(ə)n/ used in Glaswegian or Norwegian, with the g substituted by an s.

Questions about Sydnesian

What does Sydnesian mean?
Sydnesian means a native or inhabitant of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
What part of speech is Sydnesian?
Sydnesian is a noun.
What is the plural of Sydnesian?
The plural of Sydnesian is Sydnesians.

Words near Sydnesian in the dictionary

  1. syderolite
  2. Sydling St Nicholas
  3. Sydling Water
  4. Sydneian
  5. Sydneians
  6. Sydnesian
  7. Sydnesians
  8. Sydney
  9. Sydney Cove
  10. Sydney funnel-web spider
  11. Sydney funnel-web spiders

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