| 单词 | zairian |
| 释义 | Zaïrian in British English or Zaïrean (zɑːˈɪərɪən) adjective 1. of or relating to the former Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) or its inhabitants noun 2. a native or inhabitant of Zaïre Zairian in American English (zɑːˈɪəriən) adjective 1. of or pertaining to the former country of Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) or its people noun Also: Zairean2. a native or inhabitant of the former country of Zaire Word origin [1970–75; zaire + -ian]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Heimlich maneuver, consciousness-raising, cornrow, relational database, urban legend-ian is a suffix occurring originally in adjectives borrowed from Latin, formed from nounsdenoting places (Italian) or persons (Flavian), and now productively forming English adjectives by extension of the Latin pattern.Attached to geographical names, it denotes provenance or membership (Washingtonian), the latter sense now extended to membership in social classes, religious denominations,etc. (Episcopalian; pedestrian). Attached to personal names, it has the additional senses “contemporary with” ( Victorian) or “proponent of” (Hegelian; Freudian) the person specified by the noun base. It also occurs in a set of personal nouns,mainly loanwords from French, denoting one who engages in, practices, or works withthe referent of the base noun (comedian; grammarian; theologian)Definition of 'Zaïrian' |
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