单词 | st helenian |
释义 | St. Heleniann.adj. A. n. A native or inhabitant of the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, a British territory since 1834 (previously controlled by the East India Company). ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Southern Atlantic Islands > [noun] Sandwicher1817 yam-stock1833 Falklander1850 Tristanite1910 Tristanian1929 St. Helenian1938 Kelper1960 saint1983 1938 P. Gosse St. Helena 1502–1938 xiv. 373 These are some of the blessings which the St. Helenians enjoy. 1969 M. S. Taylor St. Helena—Ocean Roadhouse x. 138 To the St. Helenian, a wedding is the most important of family festivals. 1981 Observer 18 Jan. 6/8 St Helena has an unemployment problem... Many St Helenians are on social security... The plan to send a small number of St Helenian families to the Falklands..is likely to go ahead. B. adj. Of or pertaining to St. Helena. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > South Atlantic islands > [adjective] > relating to South Atlantic Islands Falklands1897 St. Helenian1957 Tristanian1969 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xx. 547 I found the Santa Hellena Manatee to be, by their Shapes,..those Creatures called Sea-Lyons.] 1957 O. Blakeston Isle of St. Helena iii. x. 131 The pretty St. Helenian girls must..have made very much the same impression. 1963 Guardian 7 Jan. 7/2 St. Helenian children are 2 inches shorter than English children of the same age. 1981 [see sense A.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.adj.1938 |
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