Salopian

/ (səˈləʊpjən) /

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Shropshire

adjective

of or relating to Shropshire or its inhabitants

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Word Origin for Salopian

from Salop, a former name of Shropshire

Words nearby Salopian

saloon car, saloon keeper, saloop, Salop, salopettes, Salopian, salpa, salpicon, salpiglossis, salpingectomy, salpingitis

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How to use Salopian in a sentence

The distinctive mark of the Caughley porcelain is supposed to be the letter S., and some pieces bear the mark "Salopian."
Notes and Queries for Worcestershire|John Noake
Caughley pottery is sometimes, though rarely, marked with the word Salopian or with the initials S or C in blue under the glaze.
Chats on Old Earthenware|Arthur Hayden
This is a Salopian apple, great bearer, of a good size, and a little flatted.
British Pomology|Robert Hogg
But Bob was not to be coaxed or bantered out of his determination to stay by his brother Salopian.
Gold, Gold, in Cariboo!|Clive Phillipps-Wolley

The composition of which printing-rollers are made was discovered by a Salopian printer.
The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical|Frank H. Stauffer