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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)
- (dated) A native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia.
- Synonyms: Sydneyan, Sydneysider, Sydneyite
9 November 1837, “Sporting Intelligence”, in The Sydney Herald: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 SydneysiderAnagrams