Chian

See also: chian

English

Etymology

From Chios +‎ -an.

Adjective

Chian (comparative more Chian, superlative most Chian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the Aegean Sea.

Derived terms

Noun

Chian (plural Chians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Chios.
    Synonym: Chiot

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /çiənˠ/

Proper noun

Chian

  1. Lenited form of Cian.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Chian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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