Downtonian

adjective

Down·​to·​ni·​an

(ˈ)dau̇n‧¦tōnēən

: of, relating to, or constituting a subdivision of the European Silurian

Word History

Etymology

Downton, town in Wiltshire, England + English -ian

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Rhymes for Downtonian

• baconian
• devonian
• draconian
• estonian
• hasmonean
• newtonian
• pannonian
• senonian
• amazonian
• babylonian
• hamiltonian
• parkinsonian