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Sevillian, a. and n.|sɛˈvɪlɪən| Also Sevilian. [f. prec. + -ian.] a. adj. Of or pertaining to Seville. Cf. Sevillan. b. n. An inhabitant of Seville.
1830Disraeli Let. 26 July (1885) 30 The Sevillians say that Cadiz es toda facada. Ibid. 32 You see what a Sevillian écritoire is by this despatch. 1842Borrow Bible in Spain xlviii, This grove is the favourite promenade of the Sevillians. 1849Athenæum 3 Mar. 233/2 [Murillo] the prince of Sevillian painters. 1886Encycl. Brit. XXI. 709/2 The Casa de los Abades is in the Sevillian plateresque style. 1926E. A. Peers Royal Seville i. 18 The ceramic art which is so noted a Sevilian industry. Ibid. ii. 29 The Sevilians like to say that the Guadalquivir salts the sea. 1957A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia xv. 170 A Sevilian from the classic San Bernardo quarter. 1967A. Rosin tr. G. Pillement's Unknown Spain 55 The charm of the Sevillians, who are known for their laughter. |