Accringtonian

English

Etymology

From Accrington +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ækɹɪŋˈtəʊnɪ.ən/

Noun

Accringtonian (plural Accringtonians)

1. A native or resident of Accrington, England.
   • 1928, Richard Ainsworth, The Old Homesteads of Accrington and District‎^[1], page 144:

     I have searched among the names of Accringtonians of the 17th century but failed to discover that family, or, in fact, any of the other families who at that period would be occupants of Courthouses.

   • 2013, Richard Shaw Crossley, Accrington Through The 19th Century‎^[2], →ISBN, page 165:

     One old Accringtonian, now in America, who was born at Dunnishop, remembers, as a boy, some festivities that took place here.

   • 2024, Lawrence Booth, editor, The Shorter Wisden 2024‎^[3], →ISBN:

     His fellow Accringtonian, David Lloyd, had moved on to Old Trafford by then, but knew Ratcliffe well [...]