Madrilene

See also: madrilene, Madrilène, and madrilène

English

Adjective

Madrilene (comparative more Madrilene, superlative most Madrilene)

1. Synonym of Madrilenian; of or pertaining to Madrid.
   • 1847, T. M. Hughes, Revelations of Portugal, and Narrative of an Overland Journey to Lisbon at the close of 1846, page 17:

     The Puerta del Sol was entirely deserted — though the weather was of enchanting warmth and beauty —and the quintessence of the excitable Madrilene populace was assembled in front of the Theatre del Oriente, near the Palace, where the Sessions of the Congress are provisionally held.

   • 2011, Simon Kuper, The Football Men: Up Close with the Giants of the Modern Game:

     He recounts how years ago some of his Madrilene friends got tattoos with Liverpool's slogan, 'You'll never walk alone'.

   • 2020, Susanna Avery-Quash, Barbara Pezzini, Old Masters Worldwide: Markets, Movements and Museums, 1789–1939, page 136:

     Following in Wicht's footsteps, Durand-Ruel tried to obtain El Greco's Cardinal from Juan de Zabala y Guzmán, 14th Duke of Nájera and Earl of Paredes de Nava (1844–1910), living in Palacio de Oñate, his Madrilene mansion.

Noun

Madrilene (plural Madrilenes)

1. Synonym of Madrilenian; someone from Madrid.
   • 1903 September, “Some Recent Impressions of Spain”, in Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes, volume 80, page 184:

     The Catalonians are a sprightly race, and finer in physique than the Madrilenes: they are none too well disposed to Spain and the Monarchy, agitating rather for an independent Republic, and are a political thorn in the flesh of the Spanish body politic.

   • 1974, Henry James, Leon Edel, Letters - Volume 2, page 197:

     I have been hearing lately from Lowell, who evidently is not as yet a Madrilene.

   • 2019, Hendrik Willem van Loon, The Story of Mankind:

     But when the Napoleonic armies had invaded Spain, had forced the Spaniards to recognise a king whom they detested, had massacred the poor Madrilenes who remained faithful to their old rulers, then public opinion turned against the former herof of Marengo and Austerlitz and a hundred other revolutionary battles.

Proper noun

Madrilene

1. A female given name
   • 1974, Leo Rosten, Dear "Herm"--with a Cast of Dozens, page 39:

     Madrilene was a sweet, average American girl with an inordinate number of teeth in need of straightening because our dentist was building a ballroom over his garage.

   • 2010, H. Michael Zal, Dancing with Medusa: A Life in Psychiatry : a Memoir, page 63:

     She continued to see her friend Madrilene from Haverford State Hospital.

   • 2014, Laura Cassidy, Madrilene's Granddaughter:

     Her name was Madrilene and she caused me a deal of trouble once.

2. A surname.
   • 1952, Gambit - Volume 1, Issues 1-4, page 8:

     "Now Joe," said Mr. Madrilene. " That's the wrong line, Joe, the wrong line entirely."

   • 1959, Howard Nemerov, A Commodity of Dreams & Other Stories, page 113:

     He leaned forward to Mr. Madrelene.

Afrikaans

Noun

Madrilene

1. plural of Madrileen