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单词 melbournite
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Melbourniten.

Brit. /ˈmɛlbənʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɛlbərˌnaɪt/, Australian English /ˈmelbənɑet/
Forms: 1800s– Melbournite, 1800s– Melbourneite (irregular).
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Melbourne , -ite suffix1.
Etymology: < the name of Melbourne (see Melburnian n.) + -ite suffix1. Compare Melburnian n.
Chiefly Australian.
= Melburnian n.
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1838 Sydney Monitor 16 Nov. Thomas Coombes cautions the Melbournites against his wife.
1872 W. C. Taylor Jottings on Austral. 2 Adelaide wheat is very fine, and has led to the city being called by the Melbournites ‘the farinaceous village’.
1878 Age (Melbourne) 17 June 7/4 The defence of the Melbourneites proved too good.
1898 H. Matthews Chat about Austral. 11 Victorians in general, and Melbournites in particular, take the palm from all Australians for their partiality to holidays and sports.
1955 ‘S. Rudo’ Far & Near 11 We reached the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge, or as Melbournites call it, the Coathanger.
1989 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 6 Oct. 4/3 A group of Melbournites,..holidaying on Bedarra Island, sent out an SOS to Melbourne this week, asking for a video of the VFL grand final.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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