Metzian

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English

Etymology

From Metz +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Metzian (comparative more Metzian, superlative most Metzian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the city of Metz.
    Synonym: Messine
    • 1871, The Franco-German War:
      according to a Metzian statement
    • 1890, The Universal Review, volume 8, page 168:
      To crown all I was distracted with toothache, and had to go to a Metzian dentist,
    • 1908, The Book News Monthly, volume 27, page 863:
      this Metzian province
  2. Of or relating to Christian Metz (1931–1993), French film theorist.

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Noun

Metzian (plural Metzians)

  1. A person from, or an inhabitant of, Metz.
    Synonym: Messine

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