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Erewhonian.

Of or pertaining to the fictional land of Erewhon.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌɛɹɪˈ(h)wəʊ.ni.ən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɛɹəˈ(h)woʊ.ni.ən/General-American/ˌɛɹəˈ(h)wɑ.ni.ən/General-American
  1. Of or pertaining to the fictional land of Erewhon.

Where this word comes from

From Erewhon + -ian: the country's name is an approximate reversal of nowhere, from the novel Erewhon (1872) by Samuel Butler.

noun/ˌɛɹɪˈ(h)wəʊ.ni.ən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɛɹəˈ(h)woʊ.ni.ən/General-American/ˌɛɹəˈ(h)wɑ.ni.ən/General-American
  1. An inhabitant of the fictional land of Erewhon.

Where this word comes from

From Erewhon + -ian: the country's name is an approximate reversal of nowhere, from the novel Erewhon (1872) by Samuel Butler.

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