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Salopian

/ səˈləʊpjən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Shropshire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of or relating to Shropshire or its inhabitants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Salopian1

from Salop , a former name of Shropshire
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Example Sentences

The distinctive mark of the Caughley porcelain is supposed to be the letter S., and some pieces bear the mark "Salopian."

Caughley pottery is sometimes, though rarely, marked with the word Salopian or with the initials S or C in blue under the glaze.

This is a Salopian apple, great bearer, of a good size, and a little flatted.

But Bob was not to be coaxed or bantered out of his determination to stay by his brother Salopian.

The composition of which printing-rollers are made was discovered by a Salopian printer.

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