What does "sydnesian" mean?

A native or inhabitant of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

What is a synonym for "sydnesian"?

Common synonyms include: sydney sider, sydneyan, sydneyite, sydneyite, sydneysider, sydneysider.

Sydnesian

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Noun

1
A native or inhabitant of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. dated
"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."

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sydney sider sydneyan sydneyite sydneyite sydneysider sydneysider

Example

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"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."

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.

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