Lisbonite

English

Etymology

From Lisbon +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪz.bə.naɪt/

Noun

Lisbonite (plural Lisbonites)

1. A person from Lisbon, Portugal.

   Synonym: Lisboner

   • 1867, Ouida [pseudonym; Maria Louise Ramé], “After a Richmond Dinner”, in Under Two Flags: A Story of the Household and the Desert. […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, page 131:

     And the Lisbonites did not more disbelieve in, and dream less of their coming ruin, than Cecil did his, […]

   • 2006, Marco de Andrade, Em casa: a Portuguese family's favourite recipes, page 32:

     The only true Lisbonite in our family is my sister, Tacha, who was born in 1992.

Translations

Lisboner — see Lisboner