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Sydneysider

British  
/ ˈsɪdnɪˌsaɪdə /

noun

  1. a resident of Sydney

"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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The 66-year-old Sydneysider remembers gawking at enormous great white sharks hauled in by fishermen as a kid, back in the days the now-protected species could still be legally hunted.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

Nearby, Sydneysider Geoff Sumner said he voted 'Yes' in the hope that "this will make a difference and we can improve Aboriginal conditions all around".

From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2023

Another Sydneysider, Lucy Bloom, said it felt like the character of Dame Edna would never come to an end.

From Reuters • Apr. 23, 2023

Sydneysider Peter Bayliss's ultimate goal was to run a marathon aged 50 - a feat he achieved at the Boston Marathon on Monday.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2018

My friend, "Rolf Boldrewood," had not yet received the worldwide recognition that he now enjoys; he was a "Sydneysider," and supposed to belong to his own colony.

From Thirty Years in Australia by Cambridge, Ada

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