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Orcadian

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/
  • rhymes with -eɪdiːən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Orkney Islands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Orkneyan

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone from the Orkney Islands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Orkneyan

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Orcades Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Orcadian From Latin Orcades + English -ian.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Faroese: orknoyskur — of or relating to the Orkney Islands
  • French: orcadien — of or relating to the Orkney Islands
  • German: orkadisch — of or relating to the Orkney Islands
  • German: Orkney- — of or relating to the Orkney Islands
  • Icelandic: orkneyskur — of or relating to the Orkney Islands
  • Latin: Orcadēnsis — of or relating to the Orkney Islands
  • Manx: Orkaidagh — of or relating to the Orkney Islands
  • Manx: Orkagh — of or relating to the Orkney Islands
  • Norwegian Bokmål: orknøysk — of or relating to the Orkney Islands
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: orknøysk — of or relating to the Orkney Islands
  • Old Norse: orkneyskr — of or relating to the Orkney Islands
  • Faroese: orknoyingur — someone from the Orkney Islands
  • French: Orcadien — someone from the Orkney Islands
  • French: Orcadienne — someone from the Orkney Islands
  • German: Orkadier — someone from the Orkney Islands
  • German: Orkadierin — someone from the Orkney Islands
  • German: Bewohner der Orkneyinseln — someone from the Orkney Islands
  • German: Bewohnerin der Orkneyinseln — someone from the Orkney Islands
  • Icelandic: Orkneyingur — someone from the Orkney Islands
  • Latin: Orcadēnsis — someone from the Orkney Islands
  • Norwegian Bokmål: orknøying — someone from the Orkney Islands
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: orknøying — someone from the Orkney Islands
  • Old Norse: orkneyingar — someone from the Orkney Islands