Eleusinian
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A person from the ancient Greek town Eleusis
- noun
- /ɪˌluːˈsɪniən/
:
eleusino
- The historian wrote a detailed report on the daily life of an Eleusinian in ancient Greece.
Examples
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Many Eleusinians attended the festival in honor of Demeter and Persephone.
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As an Eleusinian, she took part in the sacred rituals celebrated in her hometown.
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Eleusinian
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
Greek
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A person from Greece
is narrower, applying to someone from a particular ancient town
Hellene
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A person from Greece, especially in ancient times
is more local, naming someone from a single town rather than the nation
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A person from Greece, often mentioned in old stories
is specific to inhabitants of one ancient town rather than general historical usage
Surface Forms
Eleusinian singular
Eleusinians plural
Morphology
Eleusinian = Eleusis (transparent) = Eleusis + ian
Standard demonymic formation from Eleusis using '-ian', meaning 'inhabitant of Eleusis'.
Etymology
Eleusinian originally named a person from the town Eleusis, since the ending -ian means 'person from' (as in 'Parisian'), so an Eleusinian is 'a native or inhabitant of Eleusis'.