Dardan

[ dahr-dn ]

/ ˈdɑr dn /

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adjective, noun

Trojan.

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Also Dar·da·ni·an

[dahr-dey-nee-uhn]. /dɑrˈdeɪ ni ən/.

Origin of Dardan

First recorded in 1600–10

Words nearby Dardan

Darby and Joan settee, Darbyite, darcy, Darcy's law, Dard, Dardan, Dardanelles, Dardanus, Dardic, dare, daredevil

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How to use Dardan in a sentence

The Trojan prince was thus preserved because the Dardan race, to which he belonged, was beloved by Jupiter.
The Story of Troy|Michael Clarke
Juno was Jupiter's Ganymede before the Dardan boy mixed the luscious cup.
The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter
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
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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