English Explanatory Dictionary

Erewhonian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the fictional land of Erewhon.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of the fictional land of Erewhon.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛɹɪˈ(h)wəʊ.ni.ən/ /ˌɛɹəˈ(h)woʊ.ni.ən/ /ˌɛɹəˈ(h)wɑ.ni.ən/

Word forms

Erewhonian more Erewhonian most Erewhonian Erewhonians

Etymology

From Erewhon + -ian: the country's name is an approximate reversal of nowhere, from the novel Erewhon (1872) by Samuel Butler.

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