Chian

[ kahy-uh n ]

/ ˈkaɪ ən /

adjective

of or relating to Chios or its inhabitants.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Chios.

Origin of Chian

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

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Examples from the Web for chian

The Chians, however, turned a deaf ear to this, and Pedaritus flatly refused to give up to him the Chian vessels.
The History of the Peloponnesian War|Thucydides
Ion, having carried off the prize in a dithyrambic contest, distributed to every Athenian citizen a cup of Chian wine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various
The slave-markets of Egypt and Tunis were glutted with Chian captives.
History of Modern Europe 1972-1878|C. A. Fyffe
If it proves anything, it proves that Cynaethus, who was a Chian and a rhapsodist, made no claim to Homeric descent.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6|Various

It should seem that the horses are irrevocably Chian, and were transferred to Constantinople by Theodosius.
The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2|George Gordon Byron

British Dictionary definitions for chian

Chian

/ (ˈkaɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Chios

noun

a native or inhabitant of Chios

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