"Syracusian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Syracusian [comparative], most Syracusian [superlative]
Etymology: From Syracuse + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Syracuse|-ian}} Syracuse + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Syracusian (comparative more Syracusian, superlative most Syracusian)
  1. Of or relating to Syracuse.
    Sense id: en-Syracusian-en-adj-8best4Yh

Noun

Forms: Syracusians [plural]
Etymology: From Syracuse + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Syracuse|-ian}} Syracuse + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Syracusian (plural Syracusians)
  1. A native or resident of Syracuse.
    Sense id: en-Syracusian-en-noun-q07gHmsy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

Inflected forms

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