Zonian
[ zoh-nee-uhn ]
/ ˈzoʊ ni ən /
noun
a U.S. citizen living in the Canal Zone.
adjective
of or relating to the Zonians.
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Origin of Zonian
First recorded in 1910–15; (Canal) Zon(e) + -ian
Words nearby Zonian
zone plate, zone refining, zonesthesia, zone system, zone time, Zonian, zonifugal, zoning, zonipetal, zonite, zonk
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