"Callahaner" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Callahaners [plural]
Etymology: From Callahan + -er, after the fictional “Callahan’s Place” which appears in the Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon stories and the newsgroup is a simulation of. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Callahan|er<id:occupation>}} Callahan + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Callahaner (plural Callahaners)
  1. A participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.callahans. Synonyms: Callahanian

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002 April 15, Prophet, “Why are we here ? [Lounge-type question]”, in alt.callahans (Usenet):",
          "text": "The now-fading discussions on Israel-Palestine didn't alter my opinion of matters there very much, but did teach me a bit more about the history of the region, about the attitudes and most of all, about my fellow Callahaners.",
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