Nevadianadj.n.

Brit.

/nᵻˈvɑːdɪən/, U.S.

/nəˈvædiən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nevada , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Nevada (see Nevadan adj. and n.) + -ian suffix.

A. adj.

= Nevadan adj.In quot. 1859 perhaps with reference to the Sierra Nevada mountains.

ΚΠ

1859 J. G. Cooper Distribution Forests & Trees N. Amer. 270 W partakes of the characters of those of Lower California and Arizona, and with the former may form a [floral] province to be called the Nevadian.

1877 ‘M. Twain’ Speeches (1923) 63 I had just succeeded in stirring up a little Nevadian literary puddle.

1927 (title of newspaper) Nevadian times.

1991 Financial Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. (Weekend FT section) p. xvii Unlike its Nevadian counterpart, New Mexico's Las Vegas is a relatively poor town with a mainly Hispanic population of 16,000.

B. n.

= Nevadan n.

ΚΠ

1867 ‘M. Twain’ Let. 16 Dec. in Territorial Enterprise (Virginia, Nevada) (1868) 7 Jan. Mr. Stowe is here..—Stowe of Carson City... There are other Nevadians in Washington.

1911 ‘O. Henry’ Sixes & Sevens (1915) iv. 44 ‘I noticed,’ said the Nevadian, ‘that the statistics of Topaz City showed only one carpenter crushed by falling timbers last year.’

2001 Washington Times (Nexis) 6 June a17 ‘It’ is a plan to store high-level nuclear waste in a repository at Yucca Mountain, a move opposed by environmentalists and Nevadians.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nevadian
释义	Nevadianadj.n. Brit. /nᵻˈvɑːdɪən/, U.S. /nəˈvædiən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nevada , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Nevada (see Nevadan adj. and n.) + -ian suffix. A. adj. = Nevadan adj.In quot. 1859 perhaps with reference to the Sierra Nevada mountains. ΚΠ 1859 J. G. Cooper Distribution Forests & Trees N. Amer. 270 W partakes of the characters of those of Lower California and Arizona, and with the former may form a [floral] province to be called the Nevadian. 1877 ‘M. Twain’ Speeches (1923) 63 I had just succeeded in stirring up a little Nevadian literary puddle. 1927 (title of newspaper) Nevadian times. 1991 Financial Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. (Weekend FT section) p. xvii Unlike its Nevadian counterpart, New Mexico's Las Vegas is a relatively poor town with a mainly Hispanic population of 16,000. B. n. = Nevadan n. ΚΠ 1867 ‘M. Twain’ Let. 16 Dec. in Territorial Enterprise (Virginia, Nevada) (1868) 7 Jan. Mr. Stowe is here..—Stowe of Carson City... There are other Nevadians in Washington. 1911 ‘O. Henry’ Sixes & Sevens (1915) iv. 44 ‘I noticed,’ said the Nevadian, ‘that the statistics of Topaz City showed only one carpenter crushed by falling timbers last year.’ 2001 Washington Times (Nexis) 6 June a17 ‘It’ is a plan to store high-level nuclear waste in a repository at Yucca Mountain, a move opposed by environmentalists and Nevadians. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1859
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