Exonian
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Exonia, the Latin name for Exeter which appears in the Liber Exoniensis (1086), + -an. See its adjectival form Exoniensis.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɛkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
- Rhymes: -əʊniən
Adjective
Exonian (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Exeter.
Noun
Exonian (plural Exonians)
- A member or alumnus of the University of Exeter.
- (Oxford University) A member or alumnus of Exeter College, Oxford.
- A current or past student of Exeter School, England.
- A current or past student of Phillips Exeter Academy, USA.
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Exeter, England.
- A native or inhabitant of the town of Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.
- A native or inhabitant of the former Village of Exeter, in Green County, Wisconsin, USA.