Sydnesian en · NOUN
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydnesians | Number=Plur | lexicographic |