Delian
Americanadjective
noun
noun
adjective
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of or relating to Delos
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of or relating to Delius
Etymology
Origin of Delian
1615–25; < Latin Dēli ( us ) (< Greek Dḗlios ) + -an
Example Sentences
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Athens emerged as the head of the Delian League, a confederacy of cities located along the Anatolian coast and on islands in the Aegean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
But old rivalries resumed, dividing the Greeks between the Athenian-ruled Delian League and the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Over the course of this war, the money from the Delian League enriched many lower-class Athenians, who found employment as rowers in the fleet.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
After the venture capitalist Delian Asparouhov tweeted in December, “ok guys hear me out, what if we moved silicon valley to Miami?” the Republican mayor answered back, “How can I help?”
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2021
Apollo was called Delian from Delos, the island of his birth, and Pythian from his killing of a serpent, Python, which once lived in the caves of Parnassus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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