Colophonian

[ kol-uh-foh-nee-uhn ]

noun

1. a native of Colophon.
2. the, Antimachus ( def 1 ).

adjective

1. of or relating to Colophon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Colophonian¹

< Latin colophōni ( us ) (< Greek; colophony ) + -an

Example Sentences

But Nicander the Colophonian, in his essay on Dialects, says that the carcharias is also called the lamias and the squill.

From Project Gutenberg

The forts by which Ephesus protected itself against Colophonian invasion are still to be seen on the hills north of the Caystrus.

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