单词 | Haligonian |
释义 | Definition of Haligonian in English:Haligoniannounhalɪˈɡəʊnɪənˌhæləˈɡoʊniən
adjectivehalɪˈɡəʊnɪənˌhæləˈɡoʊniən
OriginMid 19th century: apparently from Hali- (in Halifax) + -onian (on the pattern of words such as Aberdonian) with the insertion of g. The name has been said to derive from Haligonia, a putative medieval Latin name for the West Yorkshire town of Halifax (based on the erroneous derivation of Halifax from Old English hālig faex ‘holy hair’), but evidence to support this theory is lacking, and other models for the form exist, such as Oregonian and Patagonian. Definition of Haligonian in US English:Haligoniannounˌhaləˈɡōnēənˌhæləˈɡoʊniən
adjectiveˌhaləˈɡōnēənˌhæləˈɡoʊniən
OriginMid 19th century: apparently from Hali- (in Halifax) + -onian (on the pattern of words such as Aberdonian) with the insertion of g. The name has been said to derive from Haligonia, a putative medieval Latin name for the West Yorkshire town of Halifax (based on the erroneous derivation of Halifax from Old English hālig faex ‘holy hair’), but evidence to support this theory is lacking, and other models for the form exist, such as Oregonian and Patagonian. |
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