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Eldonian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɛlˈdəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /ɛlˈdoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the area around Eldon Street and Burlington Street in Vauxhall, especially involving the tenants rights organization or housing cooperative there.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of the tenants' rights group or housing cooperative in the Eldonian area organized in the late 1970s by Tony McGann.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Eldon + -ian, from Eldon Street in Vauxhall.