Halicarnassian

British  

/ ˌhælɪkɑːˈnæsɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus

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Example Sentences

Canon Rawlinson, in his unhappy version, does not perceive that the Halicarnassian means the jackal and blunders about the hyena.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Accordingly he first attempted and prepared to persuade the citizens privately, and studied an oration composed to this purpose by Cleon, the Halicarnassian.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

Not three ships’ lengths behind the Halicarnassian raced the ship of the son of Miltiades.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns

It is ascribed by Plutarch to Pigres, the brother of the Halicarnassian Queen, Artemisia, contemporary with the Persian War.

From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan

Concerning the Antheadæ as priests of Poseidon see an Halicarnassian inscription in Corp.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried