Chian

[ kahy-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to Chios or its inhabitants.

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Chios.

Origin of Chian

1
First recorded in 1625–35; Chi(os) + -an

Words Nearby Chian

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How to use Chian in a sentence

  • These Chian cigarettes in their diaphanous paper of mildest mauve would suit your oddly remote, your curiously shy glance.

    Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
  • Aristeas, a Chian, who on several occasions proved his usefulness to the army on such service, volunteered.

    Anabasis | Xenophon
  • He smiled at some agreeable recollection and passed the tip of his tongue along his rosy upper lip between the sips of Chian wine.

    The Death of the Gods | Dmitri Mrejkowski
  • The Chians, however, turned a deaf ear to this, and Pedaritus flatly refused to give up to him the Chian vessels.

  • The slave-markets of Egypt and Tunis were glutted with Chian captives.

British Dictionary definitions for Chian

Chian

/ (ˈkaɪən) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to Chios

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Chios

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