Meanings
plural Sydnesians
- datedA native or inhabitant of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The Sydnesians then went in and scored 97; while in the second innings their adversaries only scored 32, leaving 33 in favor of Sydney with only one innings.
9 November 1837, “Sporting Intelligence”, in The Sydney HeraldSynonyms: Sydneyan, Sydneysider, Sydneyite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA native or inhabitant of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Origin
From Sydney + -sian (c. 1837). Potentially derived from the sound /-dʒ(ə)n/ used in Glaswegian or Norwegian, with the g substituted by an s.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Sydnesian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sydnesian
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