Milesian
1[mi-lee-zhuh n, -shuh n, mahy-]
- any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
- (sometimes lowercase) an Irishman.
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- (sometimes lowercase) Irish.
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Origin of Milesian
1Milesian
2[mi-lee-zhuh n, -shuh n, mahy-]
- of or relating to Miletus.
- Philosophy. noting or pertaining to a school of philosophers of the late 7th to early 5th centuries b.c., including Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes, which was primarily concerned with the nature of matter and change.
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- a native of Miletus.
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Origin of Milesian
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Examples from the Web for milesian
Historical Examples of milesian
The robe of fine Milesian texture, was saffron-coloured, with a purple edge.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
You have heard, Menexenus, the oration of Aspasia the Milesian.
MenexenusPlato
Alluding to the Milesian tales, some of the earliest romances.
The Poetical Works of William CollinsWilliam Collins
At school the young Milesian had been distinguished in the exercise of vaulting.
The Boy SlavesMayne Reid
"No, no, I have a plan," shouted Theopompus the Milesian merchant.
An Egyptian Princess, CompleteGeorg Ebers
Milesian
1- of or relating to Miletus
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- an inhabitant of Miletus
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Word Origin for Milesian
via Latin from Greek Milēsios
Milesian
2- Irish
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- an Irishman
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Word Origin for Milesian
C16: from Milesius, a fictitious king of Spain whose sons were supposed to have conquered Ireland
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