Salian

American  

[sey-lee-uhn, seyl-yuhn] / ˈseɪ li ən, ˈseɪl yən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or designating a Frankish people who lived in the region of the Rhine near the North Sea.

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noun

1. a Salian Frank.

Salian British  

/ ˈseɪlɪən /

adjective

1. denoting or relating to a group of Franks (the Salii ) who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century _ad and later conquered large areas of Gaul, esp in the north

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noun

1. a member of this group

Etymology

Origin of Salian

1605–15; < Late Latin Sali ( ī ) (plural) tribal name + -an

Example Sentences

“Instant NeRF could be used to create avatars or scenes for virtual worlds, to capture video conference participants and their environments in 3D, or to reconstruct scenes for 3D digital maps,” writes Nvidia’s Isha Salian.

From The Verge • Mar. 25, 2022

This incarnation of RaaSa opened in March; Priya Kapoor-Salian and her husband Ashok Salian are the owners.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2015

Medal of Honor for his part in the defense of the Salian River.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among the nations adjacent to Rome, there were Salian priests, who had their hymns and solemn forms of invocation88, which are said to have been, in part at least, adopted by Numa89.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

At this time Tournai became the capital of the Salian Franks.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various