Zonian

American  

[zoh-nee-uhn] / ˈzoʊ ni ən /

noun

1. a U.S. citizen living in the Canal Zone.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Zonians.

Etymology

Origin of Zonian

First recorded in 1910–15; (Canal) Zon(e) ( def. ) + -ian

Example Sentences

I was born and raised in the Canal Zone and resent Diederich's interpretation of the Zonian life.

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Said one longtime Zonian, on his way for a last rum punch at the historic Spanish colonial-style Washington Hyatt Hotel in Colon: "We saved the best things of the American way of life."

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She became head of the Pacific Civil Council and has even traveled to Washington to plead the Zonian case before a House subcommittee.

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About 500 Zonian workers and their families have flown back to the U.S.

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