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Sierra Leone|sɪˈɛrə lɪˈəʊn|
the name of a republic of West Africa, used attrib. in Sierra Leone peach, a shrub or small tree, Nauclea latifolia (formerly Sarcocephalus esculentus) of the family Rubiaceæ, native to tropical Africa, or its edible reddish fruit; = Guinea peach s.v. Guinea 1.
1866Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. II. 1020/1 S[arcocephalus] esculentus has pink flowers and an edible fruit, of the size of a peach, whence it has been called the Sierra Leone Peach. 1965M. S. Nielsen Introd. Flowering Plants W. Afr. xi. 173 Sierra Leone or Guinea Peach..is a bush or small tree in savanna with dark red, juicy fruit balls.
Hence Sierra Leˈonean, -ian, an inhabitant or native of Sierra Leone; also as adj., of or pertaining to Sierra Leone.
1791A. M. Falconbridge Let. 8 June in Narr. Two Voyages to River Sierra Leone (1802) iv. 83 The people appear more inclined to industry than the Sierra Leonians. 1897M. Kingsley Travels W. Afr. 680 Bishop Ingram would have been able to write a more cheerful and hopeful book..if the Sierra Leonians had had a thorough grounding in technical culture. 1910T. J. Alldridge Transformed Colony ix. 75 The Sierra Leonean trader feels all this pretty badly, especially as every Sierra Leonean wants to trade. 1926Chambers's Jrnl. Nov. 660/1 Sierra-Leonean solicitors were hurrying to final interviews with retained advocates. 1957M. Banton W. Afr. City vi. 104 At the [1931] census the term ‘Sierra Leonian’ was adopted for persons previously classified as ‘Liberated Africans and their descendants’. 1974Times 4 May (Sierra Leone Suppl.) p. i/1 Rhythm plays a particularly important role in the way of life of all Sierra Leoneans. 1976Sunday Times (Lagos) 31 Oct. 5/4 The Sierra Leonian repatriates..played a much greater role. |