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Vandemonian

British  
/ ˌvæn dəˈməʊnɪən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the former Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania)

"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 Van Diemen's Land 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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With the hot winds whirled in the Vandemonian rush to the Ballaarat Flat.

From The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni

"Not so much gentlemening, if YOU please!" said a sinister-looking man, who might have been a Vandemonian in his day.

From Australia Felix by Henry Handel Richardson

The Vandemonian, you know, never dreamt of taking out a licence, of course not.

From The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni

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