Orkneyan

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English

Etymology

Orkney +‎ -an

Adjective

Orkneyan (comparative more Orkneyan, superlative most Orkneyan)

Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands.
- 1845 January, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Seaweed”, in Graham's Magazine:
  The Orkneyan skerries

Synonyms

Orcadian

Noun

Orkneyan (plural Orkneyans)

A native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands.

Synonyms

Orcadian

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