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单词 nevisian
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Nevisiann.adj.

Brit. /nᵻˈvɪʃn/, U.S. /niˈvɪʃ(ə)n/, Caribbean English /niˈvɪʃan/, /niˈvɪʒan/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nevis , -ian suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Nevis, an island in the Caribbean, one of the Leeward Islands, forming part of the State of St Kitts and Nevis + -ian suffix.The name of Nevis is < Spanish Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, so called from the snowy look of the cloud-capped mountain peak of the island. Nevisian is recorded in 1919 as the name of a ship.
A. n.
A native or inhabitant of the island of Nevis.
ΚΠ
1745 W. Smith Nat. Hist. Nevis 224 In my time, the Nevisians were a People tenacious of their Liberties.
1931 T. R. Saint-Johnston French Invasion St. Kitts–Nevis 15 The French..went on to Nevis, and held the Nevisians up for £4000 likewise.
1970 J. Brown Un-melting Pot vii. 105 In December 1966, insular feeling sparked off an incident that became the flashpoint for the murder of a Nevisian by a Barbadian.
1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 24 Jan. h21 Bongo, a Nevisian, stops to introduce himself before continuing on his way.
1996 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 48/2 It was a source of tremendous excitement for Nevisians when..the Four Seasons corporation opened its first resort property..on the island's Pinney's Beach.
B. adj.
Of or relating to Nevis.
ΚΠ
1745 W. Smith Nat. Hist. Nevis 242 Nevisian leaves lay then upon the ground.
1964 Man 64 151/1 W. Grigsby..has published some clear and illuminating photographs of the Nevisian [pottery] industry.
1984 Amer. Hist. Rev. 89 562/2 Labor migration is a fundamental element in contemporary Kittitian and Nevisian life.
2001 Toronto Star (Nexis) 29 Sept. l5 At Fothergills..an authentic 19th-century Nevisian community is being re-created and will be a living example of the days folowing the emancipation of the slaves.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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