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Meaning of "Orcadian" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ORCADIAN

From Latin Orcades the Orkney Islands.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ORCADIAN

Orcadian  [ɔːˈkeɪdɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORCADIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Orcadian can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ORCADIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Orcadians

Orcadians are the native population of the Orkney islands. Historically, they are descended from the Picts, Norse and Scots. ▪ Jim Baikie British comics artist, who is best known for his work with Alan Moore on Skizz ▪ William Balfour Baikie (1825–1864), explorer and naturalist ▪ George Mackay Brown (1921–1996), poet, author, playwright ▪ Mary Brunton (1778–1818), author of Self-Control, Discipline and other novels ▪ Joseph Storer Clouston (1870-1944), author and historian ▪ Thomas Clouston (1840–1915), psychiatrist, Superintendent of the Royal Edinburgh Asylum ▪ James Copland (1791 – 1870), physician and prolific medical writer ▪ Stanley Cursiter (1887–1976), artist ▪ William Towrie Cutt (1898–1981), author ▪ Walter Traill Dennison (1826–1894), Orcadian folklorist ▪ Kris Drever, folk singer and guitarist ▪ Magnus Erlendsson (Saint Magnus) (c.1070-c.1117), Earl of Orkney c.

Definition of Orcadian in the English dictionary

The definition of Orcadian in the dictionary is a native or inhabitant of Orkney. Other definition of Orcadian is of or relating to Orkney.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORCADIAN


Acadian
əˈkeɪdɪən
Accadian
əˈkeɪdɪən
Arcadian
ɑːˈkeɪdɪən
Barbadian
bɑːˈbeɪdɪən
Canadian
kəˈneɪdɪən
circadian
sɜːˈkeɪdɪən
Euclidean
juːˈklɪdɪən
Floridian
flɒˈrɪdɪən
French-Canadian
ˌfrɛntʃkəˈneɪdɪən
gammadion
ɡæˈmeɪdɪən
Gideon
ˈɡɪdɪən
Grenadian
ɡrɛˈneɪdɪən
meridian
məˈrɪdɪən
milliradian
ˈmɪlɪˌreɪdɪən
obsidian
ɒbˈsɪdɪən
ophidian
əʊˈfɪdɪən
Palladian
pəˈleɪdɪən
radian
ˈreɪdɪən
steradian
stəˈreɪdɪən
viridian
vɪˈrɪdɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORCADIAN

Orbison
orbit
orbital
orbital road
orbital sander
orbital velocity
orbitally
orbiter
orbity
orbless
orby
orc
orca
Orcagna

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORCADIAN

African-Canadian
Akkadian
American Indian
Bermudian
Burundian
Cambodian
comedian
custodian
East Indian
Edwardian
English Canadian
French Canadian
guardian
Indian
Indo-Canadian
median
New Canadian
Plains Indian
Trinidadian
West Indian

Synonyms and antonyms of Orcadian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Orcadian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORCADIAN

Find out the translation of Orcadian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Orcadian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Orcadian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Orcadian
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Orcadian
570 millions of speakers

English

Orcadian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Orcadian
380 millions of speakers
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Orcadian
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Orcadian
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Orcadian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্কদিদ্বীপপুঁজের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Orcadian
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orcadian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Orcadian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Orcadian
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스코틀랜드 북방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Orcadian
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Orcadian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Orcadian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आर्केडियायन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Orkney adalarına ait
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

delle Isole Orcadi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Orcadian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Orcadian
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Orcadian
30 millions of speakers
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Orcadian
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Orcadian
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Orcadian
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Orcadian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Orcadian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORCADIAN»

The term «Orcadian» is normally little used and occupies the 119.217 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORCADIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Orcadian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Orcadian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Orcadian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORCADIAN»

Discover the use of Orcadian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Orcadian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rampling Sketches in the Far North, and Orcadian Musings
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1884 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVII.
Robert Menzies Fergusson, 2009
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Rambling Sketches in the Far North: And Orcadian Musings
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Robert Menzies Fergusson, 2008
3
Orcadian Papers: Being Selections from the Proceedings of ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Anonymous, 2011
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Body of Water: The Orcadian Novels
"Stay away from the water.
Stuart Wakefield, 2011
5
Devonian Events and Correlations
These include the Achanarras level and the Niandt Fish Bed, which is also in Caithness. The correlative level also occurs from a number of localities (Fig. 2) in Orkney, in West Shetland, in the southern part of the Orcadian Basin (Easter Ross) ...
R. T. Becker, W. T. Kirchgasser, 2007
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Rockpools and daffodils: an Orcadian diary, 1979-1991
Much of George Mackay Brown's fiction and verse is based on his life in Orkney, especially his childhood.
George Mackay Brown, Gordon Wright, 1992
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Insect Clocks, Third Edition
ORCADIAN. RHYTHMS: GENES. AND. THE. FEEDBACK. LOOP. The Darwinian Demon has certainly had plenty of physiologic oscillations to work with, because his commonest device in installing regulators -from the control of heartbeat to ...
D.S. Saunders, C.G.H. Steel, X. Vafopoulou, R.D. Lewis, 2002
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The History of Orkney Literature
Charting the development of the distinctly Orcadian strand within Scottish Literature since the middle ages, this concise study illustrates how the archipelago, rather than the nation, can be the defining locus of a compact and vibrant ...
Simon Hall, 2010
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Islands Magazine
The names on the map are predominantly Norse-Bisgarth, Swanbister, Langskaill, Lesquoy. Every Orcadian has Norse words in his or her vocabulary, and the lost Orkney Norn dialect is a very curious cross between Old Norse and English: in ...
10
Schools as Dangerous Places: A Historical Perspective
In Orcadian novelist and poet George Mackay Brown's last novel, an autobiographical piece by a close and acute observer of Orcadian life, we encounter the young Thorfinn (whom we may take to be the late Mackay Brown himself in younger ...
Anthony Potts, Tom A. O'Donoghue, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORCADIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Orcadian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shopping Week Correction
... Place during Stromness Shopping Week will take place on today, and not on tomorrow, as reported in last week's edition of The Orcadian. «The Orcadian, Jul 15»
2
Thousands attend Folk by the Oak festival at Hatfield House
The stage for emerging artists also saw performances from the London Youth Folk Ensemble, Orcadian duo Gnoss, the Jess Morgan Trio and ... «Times 24, Jul 15»
3
Evanton hairdresser plans African epic
Both Carol and Christine have experience of cancer in their family. They lost their dad, Orcadian native David Bruce, to cancer 10 years ago. «www.north-star-news.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Holm through to Parish Cup final
Holm are the first team to make it to The Orcadian Parish Cup final as they beat Rendall 2-0 at the Rockworks, 3-0 on aggregate. Leading 1-0 ... «The Orcadian, Jul 15»
5
Folk by the Oak's 2015 Acorn Stage line-up set for Hatfield
Award-winning Orcadian musician Graham Rorie and Aidan Moodie are not yet in their 20s yet have already won a Danny Kyle Award at Celtic ... «Times 24, Jul 15»
6
Orkney face Halkirk while Parish Cup continues
Sunday see's the second legs of The Orcadian Parish Cup take place. Holm will welcome Rendall to the Rockworks, due to kick off at 3pm. «The Orcadian, Jul 15»
7
Trio ready 'Between Islands' songs for the stage
Between Islands has brought together three outstanding songwriters – Orcadian Kris Drever, Shetlander Arthur Nicholson and Willie Campbell ... «Shetland News, Jul 15»
8
Kindness of islanders rescues big day for bride with no dress
... inundated with responses from locals offering everything from bouquets to veils and even wedding cogs — traditional Orcadian drinking cups ... «The National, Jul 15»
9
Busy weekend of football
On Sunday, the first leg of The Orcadian Parish Cup semi-finals are due to take place. In the first game of the day, Stromness are to host St ... «The Orcadian, Jul 15»
10
Orcadian set for Scottish Open
Kent-based Orcadian, Craig Sutherland is due to begin his quest for Scottish Open success at 3.30pm this afternoon as he tee's off alongside ... «The Orcadian, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Orcadian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/orcadian>. Apr 2024 ».
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