"Whovian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈhuː.viː.ən/ [UK] Forms: more Whovian [comparative], most Whovian [superlative]
Etymology: (Doctor) Who + -v- + -ian; compare Peruvian and Kachruvian. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|(Doctor) Who|-v-|-ian}} (Doctor) Who + -v- + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Whovian (comparative more Whovian, superlative most Whovian)
  1. Of or pertaining to the fictional universe of Doctor Who. Related terms: Whoniverse Translations (of or pertaining to the fictional universe of Doctor Who): whovien (French)
    Sense id: en-Whovian-en-adj-IgIuiw~u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Doctor Whovian [rare]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhuː.viː.ən/ [UK] Forms: Whovians [plural]
Etymology: (Doctor) Who + -v- + -ian; compare Peruvian and Kachruvian. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|(Doctor) Who|-v-|-ian}} (Doctor) Who + -v- + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Whovian (plural Whovians)
  1. (fandom slang) A fan of the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Doctor Who, Fans (people), People, Science fiction Translations (fan of the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who): whovien [masculine] (French), whovienne [feminine] (French), ху́виан (xúvian) [masculine] (Russian), до́ктороман (dóktoroman) [masculine] (Russian), whavian (Scots)
    Sense id: en-Whovian-en-noun-zx-UWUr3 Disambiguation of Doctor Who: 41 59 Disambiguation of Fans (people): 35 65 Disambiguation of People: 33 67 Disambiguation of Science fiction: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms interfixed with -v-, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 65 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -v-: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 35 65 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Doctor Whovian [rare]

Inflected forms

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