Septinsularadj.n.

Brit.

/sɛpˈtɪnsjᵿlə/, U.S.

/sɛpˈtɪnsələr/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin septem , insula , -ar suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin septem (see septi- comb. form¹) + insula island (see insula n.) + -ar suffix¹, with reference to the seven principal Ionian islands.Compare French Sept-îles the Ionian islands (1819 or earlier in this sense).

Now historical.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the Ionian islands. Frequently designating the republic which existed from 1800 to 1807 under Russian and Ottoman control.The Ionian islands are a chain of about forty Greek islands in the Ionian Sea, situated off the western coast of mainland Greece. There are seven principal islands in the chain: Corfu, Cephalonia, Ithaca, Zacynthos, Paxos, Lefkas, and Cythera.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Greeks > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Greece > Greek islands

Rhodianc1450

Naxianc1487

Candian1549

Melian1550

Parian1550

Sciote1553

Cretan1579

Samian1579

Leucadian1615

Sciana1641

Siphnian1709

Septinsular1807

Ionian1816

Corfiote1835

Naxiote1859

1807 National Intelligencer & Washington Advertiser 6 May It was agreed upon between both empires, that Russia should have no other pre-eminence over the Septinsular republic.

1811 Ann. Reg. 1809 (Otridge ed.) Pref. p. iv The restoration of the Government of the Septinsular Republic.

1859 Times 5 Dec. 10/6 The little Septinsular State which stands under the protection of Great Britain.

1898 J. McCarthy Story Gladstone xvii. 190 The Senate of the Septinsular Commonwealth at Corfu.

2017 S. Gekas Xenocracy i. 24 The Treaty of Constantinople was signed on 21 March 1800, creating the Septinsular Republic under Ottoman sovereignty and Russian protection.

B. n.

Chiefly in plural. A native or inhabitant of the Ionian islands.

ΚΠ

1816 W. Walton tr. G. de Vaudoncourt Mem. Ionian Islands Introd. 9 A description of the manners, habits, and customs of the Septinsulars.

1889 Athenæum 6 July 20/3 A monograph of Andreas Hidromenos, ‘The Struggle of the Septinsulars for National Unity’.

2010 J. Potts Ionian Islands & Epirus iii. 77 Kendrick thought the inhabitants of Lefkas had more ferocious characters than any of the other Septinsulars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	septinsular
释义	Septinsularadj.n. Brit. /sɛpˈtɪnsjᵿlə/, U.S. /sɛpˈtɪnsələr/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin septem , insula , -ar suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin septem (see septi- comb. form¹) + insula island (see insula n.) + -ar suffix¹, with reference to the seven principal Ionian islands.Compare French Sept-îles the Ionian islands (1819 or earlier in this sense). Now historical. A. adj. Of or relating to the Ionian islands. Frequently designating the republic which existed from 1800 to 1807 under Russian and Ottoman control.The Ionian islands are a chain of about forty Greek islands in the Ionian Sea, situated off the western coast of mainland Greece. There are seven principal islands in the chain: Corfu, Cephalonia, Ithaca, Zacynthos, Paxos, Lefkas, and Cythera. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Greeks > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Greece > Greek islands Rhodianc1450 Naxianc1487 Candian1549 Melian1550 Parian1550 Sciote1553 Cretan1579 Samian1579 Leucadian1615 Sciana1641 Siphnian1709 Septinsular1807 Ionian1816 Corfiote1835 Naxiote1859 1807 National Intelligencer & Washington Advertiser 6 May It was agreed upon between both empires, that Russia should have no other pre-eminence over the Septinsular republic. 1811 Ann. Reg. 1809 (Otridge ed.) Pref. p. iv The restoration of the Government of the Septinsular Republic. 1859 Times 5 Dec. 10/6 The little Septinsular State which stands under the protection of Great Britain. 1898 J. McCarthy Story Gladstone xvii. 190 The Senate of the Septinsular Commonwealth at Corfu. 2017 S. Gekas Xenocracy i. 24 The Treaty of Constantinople was signed on 21 March 1800, creating the Septinsular Republic under Ottoman sovereignty and Russian protection. B. n. Chiefly in plural. A native or inhabitant of the Ionian islands. ΚΠ 1816 W. Walton tr. G. de Vaudoncourt Mem. Ionian Islands Introd. 9 A description of the manners, habits, and customs of the Septinsulars. 1889 Athenæum 6 July 20/3 A monograph of Andreas Hidromenos, ‘The Struggle of the Septinsulars for National Unity’. 2010 J. Potts Ionian Islands & Epirus iii. 77 Kendrick thought the inhabitants of Lefkas had more ferocious characters than any of the other Septinsulars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1807
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