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Antiguan, n. and a.|ænˈtiːgən|
[f. the name of Antigua (see below), a. Sp. fem. of antiguo, lit. ‘ancient, antique’, + -an.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of the island of Antigua in the West Indies.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Antigua or its inhabitants.
1844Mrs. Flannigan (title) Antigua and the Antiguans. Ibid. p. vi, Blinded by the many charms of..Antiguan society. 1876W. G. Palgrave Dutch Guiana vii. 234 Some colonial Briton—Antiguan, it may be. 1896Beerbohm in Yellow Bk. IX. 169 The Antiguan was already on the brink of middle-age when he first trod the English shore. Ibid. 170 Emma..had cast a magic net about the warm Antiguan heart. 1952Jrnl. Polit. Econ. Feb. LX. 101/1 That Antiguan workers sometimes reject classes of employment cannot be taken as clear evidence that they are satisfied with little income. 1973Advocate-News (Barbados) 15 Jan. 6/2 On February 20, 1972, Antiguan sportman Clenceau Perry set out and organised a social and cricket club for less privileged Antiguans. 1985Washington Post 12 June a30/4 A handful of Jamaicans, Barbadians or Antiguans, remnants of the U.S.-sponsored Caribbean Peace Force, are likely to remain on hand for a number of months to supervise Grenadian guards at the Richmond Hill prison. |