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Sydneysider

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A native or inhabitant of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Sydneyan, Sydneyite, Sydnesian

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Sydney Proto-Indo-European *seh1-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English Sydneysider From Sydney + side + -er.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Sydneyer — native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia
  • Finnish: sydneyläinen — native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia
  • French: Sydnéen — native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia
  • French: Sydnéenne — native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia
  • French: Sidnéen — native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia
  • French: Sidnéenne — native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia
  • Spanish: sidneyés — native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia
  • Spanish: sidneyesa — native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia