patrial

English

Etymology

Latin patria (“fatherland, country”).

Adjective

patrial (not comparable)

  1. (grammar, Latin, of a noun) Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile.
  2. (Britain) Relating to the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent

Derived terms

Noun

patrial (plural patrials)

  1. (Britain) One who has the right of abode in the United Kingdom by having a British parent or grandparent.
  2. A noun derived from the name of a country.

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