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Walian

Walian

English

Noun

Walian ‎(plural Welsh or Walians)

A person from Wales; a native or inhabitant of Wales; a Welsh person.

Usage notes

The term functions as a (possibly somewhat uncommon or nonstandard) singular form of the collective noun ‘Welsh’, and as an ungendered alternative to ‘Welshman’ and ‘Welshwomen’.
The plural Walians is found especially in the compounds North Walians and South Walians.

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References

http://web.archive.org/web/20071221131814/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/language/pages/bible.shtml