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Definition of PARIAN

Parian
Parian Pa"ri*an, a. [L. Parius.] Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the [AE]gean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble. Parian chronicle, a most ancient chronicle of the city of Athens, engraved on marble in the Isle of Paros, now among the Arundelian marbles.
Parian
Parian Pa"ri*an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Paros. 2. A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of which are made statuettes, ornaments, etc.

Meaning of PARIAN from wikipedia

- Look up parian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Parian or Parián may refer to: Pertaining to Paros, the Gr**** island: Parian marble, a stone quarried...
- Pariáns were districts of cities in the Spanish East Indies, particularly in the Philippines or Chinese trading settlements in Spanish Formosa, during...
- Parian marble is a fine-grained, semi translucent, and pure-white marble quarried during the classical era on the Gr**** island of Paros in the Aegean Sea...
- "Parian" is a term misapplied to a type of bisque shoulder head dolls manufactured primarily in Germany in the last quarter of the 19th century, from around...
- The Parian Chronicle or Parian Marble (Latin: Marmor Parium, abbr. Mar. Par.) is a Gr**** chronology, covering the years from 1582 BC to 299 BC, inscribed...
- Parian ware is a type of biscuit porcelain imitating marble. It was developed around 1845 by the Staffordshire pottery manufacturer Mintons, and named...
- Parián or Pantin, also Parián de Arroceros was an area adjacent to Intramuros at its east built to house Sangley (Chinese) merchants in Manila in the...
- Parian is an urban baran**** in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines, located at the point of Manila South Rd.-Calamba National Highway. Pre-elementary to Secondary...
- "Parián de Manila" (or simply "Parián" or the "Alcaicería"), named after the silk trading district of Manila in the Spanish Philippines. The Parián was...
- Shakarparian (Urdu: شکر پڑیاں; also known as Shakarparian Hills) is a hill and a national park located near the Zero Point Interchange in Islamabad, ****stan...