SIERRA LEONEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sierra Leonean mean? 

• SIERRA LEONEAN (noun)
  The noun SIERRA LEONEAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone

  Familiarity information: SIERRA LEONEAN used as a noun is very rare.

• SIERRA LEONEAN (adjective)
  The adjective SIERRA LEONEAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Sierra Leone or its people

  Familiarity information: SIERRA LEONEAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIERRA LEONEAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Sierra Leonean" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Sierra Leonean" is a member of...):

Republic of Sierra Leone; Sierra Leone (a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961)

• SIERRA LEONEAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Sierra Leone or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Sierra Leonean politics

Pertainym:

Sierra Leone (a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961)

Derivation:

Sierra Leone (a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961)