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Teresian

Teresian

9.9
A current or former pupil of a school named after St Teresa
  • noun
  • /təˈriːziən/
: teresiano
  • The alumni association welcomed every Teresian who had graduated in the past fifty years.

Examples

  • As a proud Teresian, she returned each year for the school's homecoming celebrations.

  • He wore his old uniform to the Teresian reunion at the college.

  • The Teresian community gathered for their annual reunion.

  • She is proud to be a Teresian alumna.

  • As a proud Teresian, she returned each year for the school's homecoming celebrations.

  • The alumni association welcomed every Teresian who had graduated in the past fifty years.

  • He wore his old uniform to the Teresian reunion at the college.

Synonyms

pupil
vsTeresian
79 1.0

A child who goes to school and learns from a teacher

is a specific term for current or former members of one named school

Surface Forms

Teresian singular
Teresians plural

Morphology

Teresian = Teresa (transparent) = Teresa + ian

The noun denotes membership/association with an institution named for Teresa via the productive suffix '-ian'.

Etymology

Teresian can also mean a pupil or former pupil of a school named after Teresa, because the ending -ian means 'from' or 'of'. So a Teresian in this sense is someone who is connected to that school.