Roubaisian

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UK/ɹoʊˈbeɪzɪən/US/ɹoʊˈbeɪʒən/

noun

A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of Roubaix, France

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounRoubaisian (plural Roubaisians)

plural Roubaisians

  1. A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of Roubaix, France

    Even very large immigrant communities managed to integrate into the ranks of the Roubaignos (native Roubaisians) through their membership in the working class.

    1994, Patrick Richard Ireland, The Policy Challenge of Ethnic Diversity: Immigrant Politics in France and Switzerland, →ISBN, page 124
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    Sure enough, she is indeed Canadian and not by chance but by necessity seeing that she was born that way and isn't married to a foreigner (she doesn't state that she is a virgin) and hasn't had herself naturalised Roubaisian or Zanzibian.

    1967, Raymond Queneau translated by Barbara Wright, Between blue and blue: a sort of novel, OCLC 954865, page 27
adjectiveRoubaisian (comparative more Roubaisian, superlative most Roubaisian)

comparative more Roubaisian · superlative most Roubaisian

  1. Of, relating, or pertaining to Roubaix, France

Origin

  1. Middle FrenchRoubaisien
  2. EnglishRoubaisian

From Middle French Roubaisien.

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Translations

French Roubaisien, Roubaisienne
  • RoubaisienSomeone from Roubaix
  • RoubaisienneSomeone from Roubaix
German Roubaiser, Roubaiserin
  • RoubaiserSomeone from Roubaix
  • RoubaiserinSomeone from Roubaix
  • RoubaixerSomeone from Roubaix
  • RoubaixerinSomeone from Roubaix
Cite this entry
APA

Roubaisian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roubaisian

MLA

“Roubaisian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roubaisian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roubaisian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roubaisian.

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