Zonian

[ zoh-nee-uhn ]

noun

1. a U.S. citizen living in the Canal Zone ( def ).

adjective

1. of or relating to the Zonians.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zonian¹

First recorded in 1910–15; (Canal) Zon(e) ( def ) + -ian

Example Sentences

“Caste lines are as sharply drawn as they are in India,” said one zonian quoted in Suzanne P Johnson’s Brief History of the Canal Zone.

From The Guardian

The photographs in “Zonians,” taken between 2011 and 2014, explore what remains of the former Zonian community.

From The New Yorker

"Being a Zonian is something to be proud of," said Richard Wainio, the former Port of Tampa chief executive who spent most of his life there.

From Reuters

I was born and raised in the Canal Zone and resent Diederich's interpretation of the Zonian life.

From Time Magazine Archive

She became head of the Pacific Civil Council and has even traveled to Washington to plead the Zonian case before a House subcommittee.

From Time Magazine Archive