Etymology

Adelaidean

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Today it means: A native or inhabitant of the city of Adelaide, South Australia. Full definition →

English Adelaide ← French Adélaïde ← Old High German Adalheid
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The story

  1. Old High GermanAdalheid
  2. FrenchAdélaïde
  3. EnglishAdelaide
  4. English todayAdelaidean

From Adelaide + -an.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.