"Orkneyan" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Orkneyan [comparative], most Orkneyan [superlative]
Etymology: From Orkney + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Orkney|an}} Orkney + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Orkneyan (comparative more Orkneyan, superlative most Orkneyan)
  1. Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands. Categories (place): Orkney Islands, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Orkneyan-en-adj-en2IDrUJ Disambiguation of Orkney Islands, Scotland: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, British demonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of British demonyms: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Orcadian

Noun

Forms: Orkneyans [plural]
Etymology: From Orkney + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Orkney|an}} Orkney + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Orkneyan (plural Orkneyans)
  1. A native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands. Categories (place): Orkney Islands, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Orkneyan-en-noun-v3R9B9L3 Disambiguation of Orkney Islands, Scotland: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, British demonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of British demonyms: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Orcadian

Inflected forms

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