Sekirov Dictionary

Kingstonian

/kɪŋˈstəʊni.ən/

noun 3
adjective 2
forms 3

noun3

•
A native or resident of Kingston, Jamaica.
- In 1860 Kingston had not a 'street that can exhibit a square yard of pavement'. Stable manure was used to repair road surfaces and any Kingstonian abroad at night risked life and limb. — 1961
•
A native or resident of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
- These views, coming from one of the most influential men in the province, a Kingstonian who was soon to become one of the founders of the penitentiary, are significant. — 1998
•
A native or resident of Kingston upon Thames, England.
- Kingstonians blessed or cursed with a nagging wife just complained to the Bailiffs who had her placed in the ducking stool and forcibly immersed in the river. — 1938

adjective2

•
Of or relating to Kingston, Jamaica.
- Other good seaside options include Hellshire Beach – a quintessential Kingstonian seaside experience – and Bull Bay, with its small surfing community. — 2017
•
Of or relating to Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
- But John Macaulay remained the most Kingstonian of conservatives: responsible, respectable, and unquestioning in his faith in material prosperity as a sure cure for political ailments. — 1976

forms

Kingstonians · more Kingstonian · most Kingstonian

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome