Melburnian

English Alternative forms en Melbournian Etymology From the Latin name for Melbourne, Melburnia, en ian. The term can be traced back to 1876, when the case for Melburnian over Melbournian was made in the Melbourne Grammar School publication, the Melburnian. 'The diphthong, ‘ou’ is not a Latin diphthong: hence, we argued this way, Melburnia would be [the] Latin form of name, and from it comes Melburnian.' See Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series, iii, s.v. 'Melburnian'. Accessed 13 September 2015. Noun en the <<city:pref/Melbourne>>, <<s/Victoria>>, <<c/Australia>>. en Melbournite<ll:slang,sometimes,derogatory> Translations native of Melbourne Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 墨爾本人 Mò'ěrběnrén Finnish: fi melbournelainen German: de Melbourner m, de Melbournerin f Japanese: ja メルボルン人 Meruborun-jin Russian: ru ме́льбурнец m, ru ме́льбурнка f Adjective en the <<city:pref/Melbourne>>, <<s/Victoria>>, <<c/Australia>>. Translations relating to Melbourne Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 墨爾本 墨爾本的 Mò'ěrběn de Finnish: fi melbournelainen German: de Melbourner Latin: la Melburniensis m f Russian: ru ме́льбурнский References en Australian demonyms