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Albanian
Albanian Al*ba"ni*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey. -- n. A
native of Albania.
Alleghanian
Alleghenian Al`le*ghe"ni*an, a. Also Alleghanian
Al`le*gha"ni*an (Biogeography)
Pertaining to or designating the humid division of the
Transition zone extending across the northern United States
from New England to eastern Dakota, and including also most
of Pennsylvania and the mountainous region as far south as
northern Georgia.
Aquitanian
Aquitanian Aq`ui*ta"ni*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony.
Dardanian
Dardanian Dar*da"ni*an, a. & n.[From L. Dardania, poetic name
of Troy.]
Trojan.
Gaditanian
Gaditanian Gad`i*ta`ni*an, a. [L. Gaditanus, fr. Gades Cadiz.]
Of or relating to Cadiz, in Spain. -- n. A native or
inhabitant of Cadiz.
Hyrcanian
Hyrcanian Hyr*ca"ni*an, Hyrcan Hyr"can, a.
Of or pertaining to Hyrcania, an ancient country or province
of Asia, southeast of the Caspian (which was also called the
Hyrcanian) Sea. ``The Hyrcan tiger.' ``Hyrcanian deserts.'
--Shak.
Iguanian
Iguanian I*gua"ni*an, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Resembling, or pertaining to, the iguana.
Iranian
Iranian I*ra"ni*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Iran. -- n. A native of Iran; also, the
Iranian or Persian language, a division of the Aryan family
of languages.
Lithuanian
Lithuanian Lith`u*a"ni*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Lithuania (formerly a principality united
with Poland, but now Russian and Prussian territory).
Lithuanian
Lithuanian Lith`u*a"ni*an, n.
A native, or one of the people, of Lithuania; also, the
language of the Lithuanian people.
Lusitanian
Lusitanian Lu`si*ta"ni*an, a.
Pertaining to Lusitania, the ancient name of the region
almost coinciding with Portugal. -- n. One of the people of
Lusitania.
MaldanianMaldanian Mal*da"ni*an, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of marine annelids of the genus Maldane, or
family Maldanid[ae]. They have a slender, round body, and
make tubes in the sand or mud. Melanian
Melanian Me*la"ni*an, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of a family of fresh-water pectinibranchiate mollusks,
having a turret-shaped shell.
Panamanian
Panamanian Pan`a*ma"ni*an, a.
Of or pert. to Panama. -- n. A native or citizen of Panama.
PomeranianPomeranian Pom`e*ra"ni*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Pomerania, a province of Prussia on the
Baltic Sea. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Pomerania.
Pomeranian dog (Zo["o]l.), the loup-loup, or Spitz dog. Pomeranian dogSpitz dog Spitz" dog" [G. spitz, spitzhund.] (Zo["o]l.)
A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair,
usually white; -- called also Pomeranian dog, and
louploup. Pomeranian dogPomeranian Pom`e*ra"ni*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Pomerania, a province of Prussia on the
Baltic Sea. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Pomerania.
Pomeranian dog (Zo["o]l.), the loup-loup, or Spitz dog. RoumanianRoumanian Rou*ma"ni*an, a. [Written also Rumanian.] [From
Roumania, the name of the country, Roumanian Rom[^a]nia, fr.
Rom[^a]n Roumanian, L. Romanus Roman.]
Of or pertaining to Roumania. Roumanian
Roumanian Rou*ma"ni*an, n.
An inhabitant of Roumania; also, the language of Roumania,
one of the Romance or Romanic languages descended from Latin,
but containing many words from other languages, as Slavic,
Turkish, and Greek.
RumanianRoumanian Rou*ma"ni*an, a. [Written also Rumanian.] [From
Roumania, the name of the country, Roumanian Rom[^a]nia, fr.
Rom[^a]n Roumanian, L. Romanus Roman.]
Of or pertaining to Roumania. SandemanianSandemanian San`de*ma"ni*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A follower of Robert Sandeman, a Scotch sectary of the
eighteenth century. See Glassite. Sandemanianism
Sandemanianism San`de*ma"ni*an*ism, n.
The faith or system of the Sandemanians. --A. Fuller.
Tupi-GuaranianTupian Tu"pi*an, a.
Designating, or pert. to, a linguistic stock of South
American Indians comprising the most important Brazilian
tribes. Agriculture, pottery, and stone working were
practiced by them at the time of the conquest. The Tupi and
the Guarani were originally the most powerful of the stock,
which is hence also called Tupi-Guaranian. Turanian
Turanian Tu*ra"ni*an, n.
One of the Turanians.
TuranianTuranian Tu*ra"ni*an, a. [From Tur, the name, in Persian
legendary history, of one of the three brothers from whom
sprang the races of mankind.]
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an extensive family of
languages of simple structure and low grade (called also
Altaic, Ural-Altaic, and Scythian), spoken in the
northern parts of Europe and Asia and Central Asia; of
pertaining to, or designating, the people who speak these
languages. Turanians
Turanians Tu*ra"ni*ans, n. pl. (Ethnol.)
(a) An extensive division of mankind including the Mongols
and allied races of Asia, together with the Malays and
Polynesians.
(b) A group of races or tribes inhabiting Asia and closely
related to the Mongols.
Turko-Iranian
Turko-Iranian Tur`ko-I*ra"ni*an, a. (Ethnol.)
Designating, or pert. to, a mixed racial type including the
Afghans, and characterized chiefly by stature above mean,
fair complexion, dark, or sometimes gray, eyes,
brachycephaly, and very long, prominent, and moderately
narrow nose.
Turko-Iranian
Turko-Iranian Tur`ko-I*ra"ni*an, n.
A member of any race of the Turko-Iranian type.
Uranian
Uranian U*ra"ni*an, a. (Astron.)
Of or pertaining to the planet Uranus; as, the Uranian year.
Meaning of Anian from wikipedia
- The
Strait of
Anián was a semi-mythical strait, do****ented from
around 1560, that was
believed by
early modern cartographers to mark the
boundary between...
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Anian may
refer to:
Anian (Bishop of Bangor), died 1306
Anian I (Bishop of St Asaph) of the 13th
century Anian II (Bishop of St Asaph) of the
later 13th...
- of Spain. He is best
known for his
claim to have
explored the
Strait of
Anián—now
known as the
Strait of Juan de Fuca—between
Vancouver Island (now part...
-
Island of
California and saw the
beginning of a
search for the
Strait of
Anián. The
strait probably took its name from Ania, a
Chinese province mentioned...
-
Catholic scientist-clerics (Hungarian:
Jedlik Ányos István; Slovak: Štefan
Anián Jedlík; in
older texts and publications: Latin: Steph**** Ani**** Jedlik;...
- at
least 1562,
European geographers thought that
there was a
Strait of
Anián between Asia and
North America. In 1648,
Semyon Dezhnyov probably p****ed...
- Late Latin, Semitic, Celtic, or
Germanic suffixes, such as -(a)n, -ian, -
anian, -nian, -in(e), -a(ñ/n)o/a, -e(ñ/n)o/a, -i(ñ/n)o/a, -ite, -(e)r, -(i)sh...
-
Anian Sossau (born 14
January 2000) is a
German cross-country skier. He parti****ted in the
sprint event at the FIS
Nordic World Ski
Championships 2021...
-
Benedict of
Aniane (Latin:
Benedictus Anianensis; German:
Benedikt von Aniane; c. 747 – 12
February 821 AD), born
Witiza and
called the
Second Benedict...
- 1820s. From at
least 1575
European geographers had
heard of a
Strait of
Anián connecting the
Pacific and Arctic. Some had it at the
Bering Strait (map...
