Wirralian

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noun

An inhabitant of the Wirral peninsula.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounWirralian (plural Wirralians)

plural Wirralians

  1. An inhabitant of the Wirral peninsula.

    For the true Wirralian, his home is "over the water" from Liverpool and the rest of Merseyside.

    1981, Kenneth Burnley, Portrait of Wirral, page 13
    1 more example

    You could put a Wirralian and a Boltonian in the same railway compartment and swear that they came from opposite poles of the old empire.

    1970, The Bedside "Guardian", volume 19, page 195
adjectiveWirralian (comparative more Wirralian, superlative most Wirralian)

comparative more Wirralian · superlative most Wirralian

  1. From or pertaining to the Wirral peninsula.

    2008 June 2, Stephen Baxter, A personal reflection on a Wirralian life, Liverpool Daily Post

    1 more example

    There is no place called Wirral: it is purely a hundred name. Undeniably the people of that part are a clique with a Wirralian outlook.

    1938, Edmund Vale, How to see England, page 20

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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