adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the fictional land of Erewhon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Erewhonian
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɛɹɪˈ(h)wəʊ.ni.ən/
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General-American: /ˌɛɹəˈ(h)woʊ.ni.ən/
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General-American: /ˌɛɹəˈ(h)wɑ.ni.ən/
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rhymes with -əʊniən
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rhymes with -ɑniən
noun
Meaning 2
An inhabitant of the fictional land of Erewhon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Erewhon + -ian: the country's name is an approximate reversal of nowhere, from the novel Erewhon (1872) by Samuel Butler.