Smyrniot
English
Etymology
From Smyrna + -iot.
Adjective
Smyrniot (comparative more Smyrniot, superlative most Smyrniot)
- Of or relating to Smyrna.
Noun
Smyrniot (plural Smyrniots)
- A native or inhabitant of Smyrna.
- 1829, James Emerson, “Letter IV. Ephesus.”, in Letters from the Ægean, New York, N.Y.: Printed by J. & J. Harper, 82 Cliff St.; sold by Collins and Hannay, [et al.], OCLC 40729095, page 71:
- After remaining a few days at Smyrna, we set out to pay a visit to the ruins of Ephesus, which are situated on the shore of the Gulf of Skalanova, about thirty-five miles south of Smyrna. Our equipage consisted of a Greek servant, Spiridon, or, as he was usually called, Spiro; Achmet, a janissary; and an old Smyrniot, proprietor of the horses which we rode.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Smyrniot in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- trionyms, tyronism