"Clintonian" meaning in English

See Clintonian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /klɪnˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /klɪnˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ [General-American] Forms: more Clintonian [comparative], most Clintonian [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊniən Etymology: Etymology tree English Clinton Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Clintonian From Clinton + -ian. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Clinton|-ian|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English Clinton Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Clintonian [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ijos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-(i)yós", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "-ian", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ānos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-iānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ian", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Clintonian", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Clintonian"> From Clinton + -ian. Head templates: {{en-adj}} Clintonian (comparative more Clintonian, superlative most Clintonian)
  1. (US politics) Of or relating to Bill Clinton (born 1946), US politician who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-Clintonian-en-adj-9bogVuM4 Categories (other): US politics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 80 10 10 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 80 10 10 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 83 8 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 83 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 77 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 9 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 83 9 9 Topics: government, politics
  2. (US politics) Of or relating to Hillary Clinton (born 1947), US politician and wife of Bill Clinton. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-Clintonian-en-adj-6RJSnW38 Categories (other): US politics, Bill and Hillary Clinton Disambiguation of Bill and Hillary Clinton: 30 48 22 Topics: government, politics
  3. (US politics) Of or relating to DeWitt Clinton (born 1769), US politician. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-Clintonian-en-adj-rDkzKw08 Categories (other): US politics Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Clintonesque, Clintonite
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