Definition of Countian

1. a resident of a county [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Countian

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counterworlds
countess
countesses
countest
counteth
counthry
countian (current term)
countians
counties
countification
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counting
counting-out game
counting angels on pinheads
counting coup
counting measure

Literary usage of Countian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Literary History of Philadelphia by Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer (1906)
"Daniel G. Brinton, a Chester countian, was an archaeologist and ethnologist, ... In law, the leading names are those of Eli K. Price, a Chester countian who ..."

2. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1907)
"'In view of the fact that she married a Chester countian in 1716, it is quite a coincidence that an Isabel Atkinson, 21 years old, was baptized Dec. ..."

3. Maryland Historical Magazine by Maryland Historical Society (1919)
"... another Calvert countian, appeared before the Council in Annapolis to testify relative to the rebellious utterance. A day later, Capt. ..."

4. History of the State of Delaware by Henry Clay Conrad (1908)
"A typical Sussex countian, his hospitable home attracted a wide circle of friends, and it was in the natural course of events that the political party to ..."

5. Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada by Clarence King (1902)
"... a sort of Trovatore hat completed his costume, and gave him an animated appearance. The other was unmistakably a Pike-countian, ..."

6. Maryland's Colonial Eastern Shore: Historical Sketches of Counties and of by Swepson Earle, Percy G. Skirven (1916)
"... Wicomico countian. Thomas FJ Rider was chosen the first Clerk of the Circuit Court—his name is interwoven with much of the county's subsequent history. ..."

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