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单词 Vandemonian
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Definition of Vandemonian in English:

Vandemonian

noun ˌvandɪˈməʊnɪən
Australian humorous
  • 1A person from Tasmania.

    four of the six finalists were Vandemonians
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He found Vandemonians to be men who believed they had no equal even though they were only paltry shopkeepers.
    • It was politically expedient for Vandemonians to distract attention from events on their island to those on an island far away.
    • Self-interested Vandemonians had been dripping poison in ears at home.
    • Because of its associations with the convict settlement in that colony, the people there were called Vandemonians.
    • There were individual companies of French, Swedish and Germans as well as Irish and Vandemonians.
    1. 1.1historical A convict transported to Tasmania.
      he was a sinister-looking man, who might have been a Vandemonian in his day
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Twelve Vandemonians with blackened faces pushed off from shore in two whale boats.
      • The Vandemonians would be provided with one of the stipendiary solicitors practising at Sydney.
      • The Vandemonians, generally speaking, have some good traits about them, that are seldom met amongst those from the "Sydney side."
      • Application of such concepts as pervade Convict Workers has enhanced the image of the Vandemonians' broader role.
      • Hostility in the colony towards Vandemonians was building up.
      • After sounding out opinion in Sydney, Gipps permitted him to take a handful of the Vandemonians.
      • Pentonvillains and time-expired Vandemonians were still sought at Geelong.
      • Much of his narrative concerns the sensational adventures of police officers pursuing Vandemonians.
      • Soon, every unsolved crime in Victoria was automatically blamed on the Vandemonians.
      • They could do little to stem the movement of Vandemonians, reinforced by bolters from New South Wales and prisoners shipped to Victoria from Pentonville.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Vandemonia.

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