Orcadian

Orcadian
1. adjective /ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/
2. noun /ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/
Someone from the Orkney Islands

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  • Orcadian — Or*ca di*an, a. [L. Orcades the Orkney Islands.] Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Orcadian — noun Etymology: Latin Orcades Orkney Islands Date: 1661 a native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands • Orcadian adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Orcadian dialect — Not to be confused with Norn language. Scots language History …   Wikipedia

  • Orcadian Lakes — Contents 1 Landscape 2 Fauna 3 Flora 4 References …   Wikipedia

  • Orcadian — [ɔ: keɪdɪən] adjective relating to the Orkney Islands or their inhabitants. noun a native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands. Origin from Orcades, the L. name for the Orkney Islands, + ian …   English new terms dictionary

  • orcadian — or·ca·di·an …   English syllables

  • Orcadian — /ɔˈkeɪdiən/ (say aw kaydeeuhn) noun 1. a native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands. –adjective 2. of or relating to the Orkney Islands. {Latin orcades the Orkney Islands} …  

  • orcadian — adj. & n. adj. of or relating to the Orkney Islands off the N. coast of Scotland. n. a native of the Orkney Islands. Etymology: L Orcades Orkney Islands …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Orcadian — is the oldest newspaper in Orkney, United Kingdom, first published in 1854. At first a monthly paper, it soon became a weekly. It is produced in Kirkwall and comes out each Thursday.References*Bailey, Patrick Orkney David Charles (1971) ISBN… …   Wikipedia

  • John Firth (Orcadian) — John Firth (1838 1922) was a Scottish folklorist. He born in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney. He wrote Reminiscences of an Orkney Parish …   Wikipedia

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