"Wirralian" meaning in English

See Wirralian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Wirralian [comparative], most Wirralian [superlative]
Etymology: From Wirral + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wirral|ian}} Wirral + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Wirralian (comparative more Wirralian, superlative most Wirralian)
  1. From or pertaining to the Wirral peninsula. Categories (place): Cheshire, England, Merseyside, England
    Sense id: en-Wirralian-en-adj-oD2JH4Vv Disambiguation of Cheshire, England: 72 28 Disambiguation of Merseyside, England: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, British demonyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of British demonyms: 80 20

Noun

Forms: Wirralians [plural]
Etymology: From Wirral + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wirral|ian}} Wirral + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wirralian (plural Wirralians)
  1. An inhabitant of the Wirral peninsula.
    Sense id: en-Wirralian-en-noun-C2oSHLWY

Inflected forms

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