Sydnesian

English

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.

Noun

Sydnesian (plural Sydnesians)

1. (dated) A native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia.

   Synonyms: Sydneyan, Sydneysider, Sydneyite

   • 9 November 1837, “Sporting Intelligence”, in The Sydney Herald‎^[1]:

     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.

Translations

native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia — see Sydneysider

Anagrams

• Sydneians