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- noun A
native orinhabitant ofMelbourne , the capital city ofVictoria , Australia. - adjective Of, from or relating to Melbourne.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Unlike the Americanised 'Melburnian', which I and many others feel is incorrect.
Melbournians? Niki 2005
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Same goes for the animated short category at the Oscars, after Melburnian Adam Elliot won for his 2003 stop-motion short Harvey Krumpet.
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Note that Melbourne may be the second largest Greek city in the world, but Senator Xenophon is not a Melburnian.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Straight Out of an Orson Scott Card Ender Novel? 2009
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We met some nice people, a Melburnian with strongest Oz accent I've heard in a long time, and an Irish-English couple.
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We met some nice people, a Melburnian with strongest Oz accent I've heard in a long time, and an Irish-English couple.
November 2007 2007
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Just a tip to all you Melburnian readers - I know there's more than a few of you - who weren't away I wasn't until this morning that Tracy Letts' Pulizter and Tony Award-winning play August: Osage County is being performed by the Melbourne Theatre Company from 23 May-27 June.
Archive 2009-05-01 Glenn Dunks 2009
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But if I am an average Melburnian, I probably won't eat any of them.
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Yes, there's certainly very heavy support, both in terms of numbers and academically, for the spelling Melburnian.
Melbournians? Niki 2005
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Came across "Archdiocoesis Melburnensis" - Melburnian is derived from the Latin tho I'm not clear whether it's synthetic Latin or there's any historic derivation associated with Roman occupancy of Britannia.
Melbournians? Niki 2005
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"We have adopted Andy over here," said Jodie Simpson, a Melburnian who showed up to watch his practice session on Court 16.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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