Melburnian
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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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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