Antilleanadj.n.

Brit.

/anˈtɪlɪən/, U.S.

/ænˈtɪljən/,

/ænˈtɪliən/, Caribbean English /anˈtɪlian/, /anˈtɪliʌn/

Forms: 1700s– Antillean, 1700s–1800s Antillian.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Antilles , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of the Antilles, a large group of islands in the Caribbean + -an suffix: see -ean suffix.The name of the Antilles (Spanish Antillas ) was modelled on earlier Antilia , the name of a (mythical) land in the Atlantic Ocean. The name of the real islands occurs in Spanish contexts from the early 16th cent. (initially as islas Antillas ) and in English contexts from the second half of the 16th cent. In quot. 1738 apparently after German †antillische Inseln (1697 in the source translated; now Antillen ), itself probably ultimately after Spanish. With the form Antillian compare -ian suffix.

A. adj.

Of, belonging to, or relating to the Antilles or Antilleans.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands or countries

Bermudan1625

Jamaican1670

Bermudian1681

Antillean1738

Guadeloupean1762

Dominican1766

Grenadian1772

Bajan1789

Trinidadian1809

Haitian1811

Tortolan1819

Cuban1829

St Lucian1831

Dominican1844

Puerto Rican1865

Vincentian1902

Bajie1921

Martiniquan1926

Santo Domingan1934

Guadeloupan1941

Kittitian1958

Baje1973

Trini1973

1738 tr. J. Hübner Introd. Geogr. 262 After the Spaniards had subdued most of the Antillian Islands.

1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane i. 16 Such the soils the Antillean Cane Supremely loves.

1803 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 5 Feb. 204 The Antillean Archipelago.

1888 A. Agassiz in Bull. Mus. Compar. Zoöl. Harvard 14 116 The deep soundings..do not lend much support to the theory of an Antillean continent.

1997 Sight & Sound Sept. 42/3 Fanon thought that the colonial relationship with France had blinded Antillean man, reducing him to a state of cultural mimicry and impotence.

2013 L. Swanson in I. Constant et al. Antillanité, Créolité, Littérature-monde xi. 143 Instead of emphasizing the hybrid cultural nature of the zombie as an example of Antillean culture,..the figure signifies absence.

B. n.

A native or inhabitant of (any of) the Antilles; a person of Antillean descent.In early use chiefly with reference to the inhabitants of the Antilles before, or at the time of, the arrival of Columbus; cf. Carib n. 1, Taino n. 1.

ΚΠ

1820 Western Rev. & Misc. Mag. Sept. 112 An account of the Antillians or Inhabitants of Hayti, Cuba, &c. who were totally destroyed by the Spaniards.

1914 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 46 673 The ancient Antilleans buried their dead in a contracted (embryonic) posture, often in the floors of their houses.

1959 Bks. Abroad 33 148/2 The dilemma of the Antillean who must decide whether he is West Indian, Negro, French, or all three.

2015 Y. Bonilla Non-Sovereign Futures 3 As French citizens since 1848, Antilleans have long contested their colonial status through the search for full political and economic equality with mainland France.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antillean
释义	Antilleanadj.n. Brit. /anˈtɪlɪən/, U.S. /ænˈtɪljən/, /ænˈtɪliən/, Caribbean English /anˈtɪlian/, /anˈtɪliʌn/ Forms: 1700s– Antillean, 1700s–1800s Antillian. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Antilles , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of the Antilles, a large group of islands in the Caribbean + -an suffix: see -ean suffix.The name of the Antilles (Spanish Antillas ) was modelled on earlier Antilia , the name of a (mythical) land in the Atlantic Ocean. The name of the real islands occurs in Spanish contexts from the early 16th cent. (initially as islas Antillas ) and in English contexts from the second half of the 16th cent. In quot. 1738 apparently after German †antillische Inseln (1697 in the source translated; now Antillen ), itself probably ultimately after Spanish. With the form Antillian compare -ian suffix. A. adj. Of, belonging to, or relating to the Antilles or Antilleans. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands or countries Bermudan1625 Jamaican1670 Bermudian1681 Antillean1738 Guadeloupean1762 Dominican1766 Grenadian1772 Bajan1789 Trinidadian1809 Haitian1811 Tortolan1819 Cuban1829 St Lucian1831 Dominican1844 Puerto Rican1865 Vincentian1902 Bajie1921 Martiniquan1926 Santo Domingan1934 Guadeloupan1941 Kittitian1958 Baje1973 Trini1973 1738 tr. J. Hübner Introd. Geogr. 262 After the Spaniards had subdued most of the Antillian Islands. 1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane i. 16 Such the soils the Antillean Cane Supremely loves. 1803 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 5 Feb. 204 The Antillean Archipelago. 1888 A. Agassiz in Bull. Mus. Compar. Zoöl. Harvard 14 116 The deep soundings..do not lend much support to the theory of an Antillean continent. 1997 Sight & Sound Sept. 42/3 Fanon thought that the colonial relationship with France had blinded Antillean man, reducing him to a state of cultural mimicry and impotence. 2013 L. Swanson in I. Constant et al. Antillanité, Créolité, Littérature-monde xi. 143 Instead of emphasizing the hybrid cultural nature of the zombie as an example of Antillean culture,..the figure signifies absence. B. n. A native or inhabitant of (any of) the Antilles; a person of Antillean descent.In early use chiefly with reference to the inhabitants of the Antilles before, or at the time of, the arrival of Columbus; cf. Carib n. 1, Taino n. 1. ΚΠ 1820 Western Rev. & Misc. Mag. Sept. 112 An account of the Antillians or Inhabitants of Hayti, Cuba, &c. who were totally destroyed by the Spaniards. 1914 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 46 673 The ancient Antilleans buried their dead in a contracted (embryonic) posture, often in the floors of their houses. 1959 Bks. Abroad 33 148/2 The dilemma of the Antillean who must decide whether he is West Indian, Negro, French, or all three. 2015 Y. Bonilla Non-Sovereign Futures 3 As French citizens since 1848, Antilleans have long contested their colonial status through the search for full political and economic equality with mainland France. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1738
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