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Scillonian

/ sɪˈləʊnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Scilly Isles or their inhabitants


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the Scilly Isles

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Example Sentences

I did not know that story of a Scillonian and a river,' she said, coldly.

Did you ever hear the story, gentlemen, of the Scillonian sailor?'

This it is to be a Scillonian, and to believe what you hear in church.

It was a Scilly youth—I mean a Scillonian—who sat down on the river bank to wait for the water to go by.

I asked a Scillonian, half in fun, whether they always kept their lamps alight as late as half-past nine.

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