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单词 grenadan
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Grenadann.adj.

Brit. /ɡrᵻˈneɪdn/, U.S. /ɡrəˈneɪd(ə)n/, Caribbean English /ɡrɪˈneːd(a)n/, /ɡrɪˈneːd(ʌ)n/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Grenada , -an suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Grenada (see Grenadian adj.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Grenadian n.Compare the following slightly earlier passage which refers to the inhabitants of New Granada in South America (a successor of the earlier Spanish colony discussed at Grenadian adj.):1822 tr. F. de P. Santander in A. Walker Colombia I. 435 Grenadans [Sp. Granadinos]!—Record for ever that your regeneration in 1819 is the work of the immortal Bolivar.
A. n.
A native or inhabitant of Grenada; a person of Grenadian descent; = Grenadian n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [noun] > specific islands
Jamaican1613
Bermudian1645
Bermudan1659
Barbadian1671
Anguillan1745
Anguillian1745
Guadeloupean1762
Antiguan1778
Grenadian1786
Haitian1805
Trinidadian1806
St Lucian1818
Puerto Rican1823
Dominican1826
Grenadan1826
Barbudian1830
Bajan1832
Bim1833
Little Englander1833
Tobagonian1849
Cuban1850
Virgin Islander1852
Tortolan1863
Martiniquais1890
Martiniquan1891
Vincentian1907
Guadeloupan1908
Barbadian English1911
Trinidadian English1925
Kittitian1945
Bajie1960
Kittian1960
Trini1972
yardie1984
yardie1986
Baje1990
1826 H. N. Coleridge Six Months W. Indies 110 I like the Grenadans much; they have a picture of an island.
1962 Listener 5 July 9/2 The Grenadans have also a French tradition of desperate political remedies.
2002 Independent (Nexis) 23 Feb. 8 The colours of the Grenadan national flag; red is for the courage and vitality of the Grenadans, gold for wisdom and the sun, and green for the land's fertility.
B. adj.
Of, belonging, or relating to Grenada or Grenadians; = Grenadian adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands
Bermudan1625
Jamaican1670
Bermudian1681
Barbadian1692
Guadeloupean1762
Dominican1766
Anguillian1779
Antiguan1781
Bajan1789
Anguillan1806
Trinidadian1809
Puerto Rican1865
Tobagonian1882
Grenadan1886
Barbudian1890
Bajie1921
Guadeloupan1941
onion1951
Kittitian1958
Kittian1960
Nassauvian1961
Baje1973
Trini1973
yardie1986
1886 Morning Post 30 Sept. 6/6 The Fantôme had conveyed the instruments..of the various Grenadan parties to their destinations.
1989 R. Littlewood & M. Lipsedge Aliens & Alienists (ed. 2) xi. 248 The Grenadan New Jewel Movement..offered a synthesis of the Caribbean religious tradition with Marxism.
2012 V. Ware Mil. Migrants iii. 69 Introduced to another Grenadan soldier working in the careers centre, Beharry opted for the same regiment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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