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adj
Of or pertaining to the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A native or inhabitant of Macclesfield.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Coined to identify a group of alumni of King's School, Macclesfield, at Oxford University as a blend of Macclesfield + Oxonian, which was then applied to residents of the town in general.
