West Endiann.adj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛst ˈɛndɪən/, U.S.

/ˈˌwɛst ˈɛndiən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: west end n., -ian suffix.

Etymology: < west end n. + -ian suffix.

Now rare.

A. n.

†1. Irish English. A person who lives west of the River Shannon. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1812 E. Wakefield Acct. Ireland I. xxix. 759 The Connaught men..call themselves ‘West Endians’, which they pronounce, West Indians.

2. A person who lives in the West End of London.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > London > parts of London

cocknel1605

Wappineer1690

Savoyard1699

Wappingera1734

West Endian1817

East Ender1821

Belgravian1848

west end1882

Kensingtonian1889

heathen1891

Bloomsburian1902

1817 Hone's Reformists' Reg. 26 Apr. 441 A whole squad of West-Endians used to dine with him two or three times a week.

1874 Punch 21 Mar. 126/3 The London West-Endians feel a still keener interest in the Return of the Upper Ten Thousand.

2007 West End Weeklies? in DPNC (Usenet newsgroup) 25 Feb. I'm thinking about turning some laps around Regent's Park a few times a week... Any West Endians with flexible schedules care to join me?

B. adj.

Characteristic of the western end of a town or city (esp. London) or its inhabitants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in Britain > London > parts of

Whitechapel1785

west end1820

Mayfair1843

Belgravian1848

Tyburnian1850

West Endian1856

West Central1857

West Endy1890

Kensingtonian1902

Mayfairish1938

South Bank1951

1856 J. M. Ludlow Let. Nov. in C. L. Graves Life & Lett. A. Macmillan (1910) ii. 91 [A London shop] more West-endian than Bell's or Nutt's.

1997 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 20 June 25 It is quintessentially West Endian to have a homage to a French singer best-known for topping the charts with a song about heavy breathing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	west endian
释义	West Endiann.adj. Brit. /ˌwɛst ˈɛndɪən/, U.S. /ˈˌwɛst ˈɛndiən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: west end n., -ian suffix. Etymology: < west end n. + -ian suffix. Now rare. A. n. †1. Irish English. A person who lives west of the River Shannon. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1812 E. Wakefield Acct. Ireland I. xxix. 759 The Connaught men..call themselves ‘West Endians’, which they pronounce, West Indians. 2. A person who lives in the West End of London. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > London > parts of London cocknel1605 Wappineer1690 Savoyard1699 Wappingera1734 West Endian1817 East Ender1821 Belgravian1848 west end1882 Kensingtonian1889 heathen1891 Bloomsburian1902 1817 Hone's Reformists' Reg. 26 Apr. 441 A whole squad of West-Endians used to dine with him two or three times a week. 1874 Punch 21 Mar. 126/3 The London West-Endians feel a still keener interest in the Return of the Upper Ten Thousand. 2007 West End Weeklies? in DPNC (Usenet newsgroup) 25 Feb. I'm thinking about turning some laps around Regent's Park a few times a week... Any West Endians with flexible schedules care to join me? B. adj. Characteristic of the western end of a town or city (esp. London) or its inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in Britain > London > parts of Whitechapel1785 west end1820 Mayfair1843 Belgravian1848 Tyburnian1850 West Endian1856 West Central1857 West Endy1890 Kensingtonian1902 Mayfairish1938 South Bank1951 1856 J. M. Ludlow Let. Nov. in C. L. Graves Life & Lett. A. Macmillan (1910) ii. 91 [A London shop] more West-endian than Bell's or Nutt's. 1997 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 20 June 25 It is quintessentially West Endian to have a homage to a French singer best-known for topping the charts with a song about heavy breathing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1812
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