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Carian

[ kair-ee-uhn ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Caria.
  2. the extinct language of Caria, not known to be related to any other language, written in a script derived from the Greek alphabet.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Caria.
  2. of or relating to the Carians or their language.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Carian1

First recorded in 1600–10; Cari(a) + -an
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Example Sentences

Mithridates retired in silence, much vexed at this; but the unhappy Carian, as often happens, was ruined by his own folly.

A considerable number of short Carian inscriptions has been found, most of them in Egypt.

It was absorbed into the kingdom of Lydia, where Carian troops formed the bodyguard of the king.

The Carian No word return'd: both lovelorn, silent, wan,770 Into the vallies green together went.

It is not necessary of course to suppose that these places were still in Carian hands when the Catalogue was composed.

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