Melburnian

English

Etymology

From the Latin name for Melbourne, Melburnia, +‎ -ian.

The term can be traced back to 1876, when the case for Melburnian over Melbournian was made in the Melbourne Grammar School publication, the Melburnian. 'The diphthong, ‘ou’ is not a Latin diphthong: hence, we argued this way, Melburnia would be [the] Latin form of name, and from it comes Melburnian.'

Noun

Melburnian (plural Melburnians)

1. A native or inhabitant of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia.

Synonyms

• Melbournite

Translations

native of Melbourne

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 墨爾本人 / 墨尔本人 (Mò'ěrběnrén)

• Finnish: melbournelainen
• German: Melbourner m, Melbournerin f
• Japanese: メルボルン人 (Meruborun-jin)
• Russian: ме́льбурнец m (mélʹburnec), ме́льбурнка f (mélʹburnka)

Adjective

Melburnian (comparative more Melburnian, superlative most Melburnian)

1. Of, from or relating to Melbourne.

Translations

relating to Melbourne

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 墨爾本的 / 墨尔本的 (zh) (Mò'ěrběn de)

• Finnish: melbournelainen
• German: Melbourner
• Latin: Melburniensis m or f
• Russian: ме́льбурнский (ru) (mélʹburnskij)