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Exonian

adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɛkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /ɛkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Exeter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning 2

A member or alumnus of the University of Exeter.

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Meaning 3

A member or alumnus of Exeter College, Oxford.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Oxford University

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noun

Meaning 4

A current or past student of Exeter School, England.

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Meaning 5

A current or past student of Phillips Exeter Academy, USA.

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Meaning 6

A native or inhabitant of the city of Exeter, England.

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Meaning 7

A native or inhabitant of the town of Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.

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Meaning 8

A native or inhabitant of the former Village of Exeter, in Green County, Wisconsin, USA.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Exonia, the Latin name for Exeter which appears in the Liber Exoniensis (1086), + -an. See its adjectival form Exoniensis.