Salopian

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English

Etymology

From Salop (an abbreviation of Anglo-Norman Salopesberia, from Old English Scrobbesbyrig (“Shropshire”)) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Salopian (plural Salopians)

  1. A person from Shropshire.
    • 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, I:
      I […] find her Recorded a SALOPIAN, and that the good Town of SHREWSBURY boasts the Honour of her Birth.
  2. A pupil of Shrewsbury School

Adjective

Salopian (comparative more Salopian, superlative most Salopian)

  1. (British) of or from Shropshire
  2. (British, chiefly Shropshire) of or from Shrewsbury
    the Romano-Salopian pottery found at Wroxeter

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