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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carian¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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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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