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Definition of Vandemonian in English: Vandemoniannoun ˌvandɪˈməʊnɪən Australian humorous 1A person from Tasmania. four of the six finalists were Vandemonians Example sentencesExamples - He found Vandemonians to be men who believed they had no equal even though they were only paltry shopkeepers.
- It was politically expedient for Vandemonians to distract attention from events on their island to those on an island far away.
- Self-interested Vandemonians had been dripping poison in ears at home.
- Because of its associations with the convict settlement in that colony, the people there were called Vandemonians.
- There were individual companies of French, Swedish and Germans as well as Irish and Vandemonians.
- 1.1historical A convict transported to Tasmania.
he was a sinister-looking man, who might have been a Vandemonian in his day Example sentencesExamples - Twelve Vandemonians with blackened faces pushed off from shore in two whale boats.
- The Vandemonians would be provided with one of the stipendiary solicitors practising at Sydney.
- The Vandemonians, generally speaking, have some good traits about them, that are seldom met amongst those from the "Sydney side."
- Application of such concepts as pervade Convict Workers has enhanced the image of the Vandemonians' broader role.
- Hostility in the colony towards Vandemonians was building up.
- After sounding out opinion in Sydney, Gipps permitted him to take a handful of the Vandemonians.
- Pentonvillains and time-expired Vandemonians were still sought at Geelong.
- Much of his narrative concerns the sensational adventures of police officers pursuing Vandemonians.
- Soon, every unsolved crime in Victoria was automatically blamed on the Vandemonians.
- They could do little to stem the movement of Vandemonians, reinforced by bolters from New South Wales and prisoners shipped to Victoria from Pentonville.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Vandemonia. |