Exonian

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UK/ɛkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/US/ɛkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Exeter.

OriginMedieval Latin Exonia →
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Meanings

adjectiveExonian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Exeter.
nounExonian (plural Exonians)

plural Exonians

  1. A member or alumnus of the University of Exeter.
  2. Oxford UniversityA member or alumnus of Exeter College, Oxford.
  3. A current or past student of Exeter School, England.
  4. A current or past student of Phillips Exeter Academy, USA.
  5. A native or inhabitant of the city of Exeter, England.
  6. A native or inhabitant of the town of Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.
  7. A native or inhabitant of the former Village of Exeter, in Green County, Wisconsin, USA.

Origin

  1. Medieval LatinExonia
  2. EnglishExonian

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Exonia, the Latin name for Exeter which appears in the Liber Exoniensis (1086), + -an. See its adjectival form Exoniensis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Exonian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Exonian

MLA

“Exonian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Exonian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Exonian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Exonian.

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