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Orcadian

noun Or·ca·di·an \ȯr-ˈkā-dē-ən\

Definition of ORCADIAN

:  a native or inhabitant of the Orkney Islands
— Orcadian adjective
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Origin of ORCADIAN

Latin Orcades Orkney Islands
First Known Use: 1661

Rhymes with ORCADIAN

Acadian, Akkadian, arcadian, Arcadian, Barbadian, Canadian, circadian, Grenadian, Palladian

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