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  1. 1. a. Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A patrial noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman of Troy, are patrial nouns, or patrials. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent) Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun. -- n. A patrial noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman of Troy, are patrial nouns, or patrials. Andrews. Source: webster
  5. 5. Derived from the name of a country, and designating aninhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun.-- n. Source: adambom
  6. 6. a. Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun. n. A patrial noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman of Troy, are patrial nouns, or patrials. Source: ecdict

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