Hugonian

/hjuːˈɡəʊ.ni.ən/ adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or resident of one of several places in the United States called Hugo, of which the most populous is Hugo, Minnesota.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Native to, related to, or residing in a place called Hugo.
  2. 2
    Related to, or reminiscent of the work of the French writer Victor Hugo.

    "Perhaps it is that, as Dr. Polliott remarked of Captain Fitzchrome, he was at a very strict college, where a quotation or any other act showing overt acquaintance with Hugonian literature would have been visited with a severe penalty."

Example

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"Perhaps it is that, as Dr. Polliott remarked of Captain Fitzchrome, he was at a very strict college, where a quotation or any other act showing overt acquaintance with Hugonian literature would have been visited with a severe penalty."

Etymology

From Hugo + -n- + -ian.

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