Definitions

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  • noun A native or inhabitant of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia.
  • adjective Of, from or relating to Melbourne.

Etymologies

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Melbourne +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • Unlike the Americanised 'Melburnian', which I and many others feel is incorrect.

    Melbournians? Niki 2005

  • Same goes for the animated short category at the Oscars, after Melburnian Adam Elliot won for his 2003 stop-motion short Harvey Krumpet.

    Fantasiefabriek « The expat numbat: from AU to NL 2010

  • Note that Melbourne may be the second largest Greek city in the world, but Senator Xenophon is not a Melburnian.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Straight Out of an Orson Scott Card Ender Novel? 2009

  • We met some nice people, a Melburnian with strongest Oz accent I've heard in a long time, and an Irish-English couple.

    On live music, Howard's end and swimming lessons 2007

  • We met some nice people, a Melburnian with strongest Oz accent I've heard in a long time, and an Irish-English couple.

    November 2007 2007

  • Just a tip to all you Melburnian readers - I know there's more than a few of you - who weren't away I wasn't until this morning that Tracy Letts' Pulizter and Tony Award-winning play August: Osage County is being performed by the Melbourne Theatre Company from 23 May-27 June.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Glenn Dunks 2009

  • But if I am an average Melburnian, I probably won't eat any of them.

    What I cooked last night. 2007

  • Yes, there's certainly very heavy support, both in terms of numbers and academically, for the spelling Melburnian.

    Melbournians? Niki 2005

  • Came across "Archdiocoesis Melburnensis" - Melburnian is derived from the Latin tho I'm not clear whether it's synthetic Latin or there's any historic derivation associated with Roman occupancy of Britannia.

    Melbournians? Niki 2005

  • "We have adopted Andy over here," said Jodie Simpson, a Melburnian who showed up to watch his practice session on Court 16.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

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