Dardan

[ dahr-dn ]

/ ˈdɑr dn /

adjective, noun

Trojan.

Also Dar·da·ni·an

[dahr-dey-nee-uh n] /dɑrˈdeɪ ni ən/.

Origin of Dardan

First recorded in 1600–10

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Examples from the Web for dardan

The Trojan prince was thus preserved because the Dardan race, to which he belonged, was beloved by Jupiter.
The Story of Troy|Michael Clarke
And that every thing is Trojan, or Dardan, which lies within the division, vv.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone
Juno was Jupiter's Ganymede before the Dardan boy mixed the luscious cup.
The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter
We find an insulated yet remarkable note of kin between the Dardan house and the Greeks in the case of Echepolus.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone

I therefore gather, that every thing in this part of the Catalogue is strictly Trojan or Dardan.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone

British Dictionary definitions for dardan

Dardan

Dardanian (dɑːˈdeɪnɪən)

/ (ˈdɑːdən) /

noun

another name for a Trojan

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