patrial

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adjective

Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile.

OriginLatin patria →
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Meanings

adjectivepatrial (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegrammarDerived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile.
  2. UKnot comparableRelating to the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent
nounpatrial (plural patrials)

plural patrials

  1. UKOne who has the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent.
  2. A noun derived from the name of a country.

Origin

  1. Latinpatria“fatherland, country”
  2. Englishpatrial

From Latin patria (“fatherland, country”). The United Kingdom sense was first introduced by the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77).

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APA

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MLA

“patrial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patrial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patrial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patrial.

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