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Melburnian

British  
/ mɛlˈbɜːnɪən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Melbourne

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Melbourne or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Getting an Australian sportswoman to win the Open is massive for us," said Amy Creasey, a Melburnian sports fan.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2022

“I feel sorry for him, but rules are rules,” added another Melburnian, Jo Matheson, 57.

From Washington Post Jan. 17, 2022

“It just makes me feel like a Melburnian again,” he says in a Texas accent that hasn’t faded in the 27 years he has lived in Australia.

From The Guardian Oct. 28, 2020

It’s all so entrenched that they’re sending brothers such as the Melburnian Gleesons, Tim at Rutgers and Will at Ole Miss.

From Washington Post Aug. 25, 2016

They didn't know that the Melburnian, raised in the Salvation Army, was a Christian who didn't so much loathe racial prejudice as not understand how it could exist.

From Time Magazine Archive

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