Memphian

English

Adjective

Memphian (comparative more Memphian, superlative most Memphian)

1. Of or relating to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt.

   Memphian darkness

   • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act IIII, scene ii:

     Now may we ſee Damaſcus lofty towers,
     Like to the ſhadowes of Pyramides,
     That with their beauties grac’d the Memphion fields:

   • 1629, John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC:

     Nor is Osiris seen
     In Memphian grove or green,
     Trampling the unshowered grass with lowings loud.

2. Of or relating to the city of Memphis in the US, or another city named Memphis.
   • 2014 March 18, G. Wayne Dowdy, On This Day in Memphis History, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 26:

     As Memphians' hearts broke, millions of Americans watched on television when Bill Walton sprained his ankle […] Larry Finch thanked his fellow Memphians “for making us proud to know that we had more people pulling for us […]"

   • 2014 April 15, Zandria F. Robinson, This Ain't Chicago: Race, Class, and Regional Identity in the Post-Soul South, UNC Press Books, →ISBN, page 78:

     Further, this socialization implores black Memphians to strive to challenge the increasingly complex structural inequalities of race and class in the post-civil rights era.

   Synonym: Memphibian

Further reading

• “Memphian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.