Milesian
noun
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.
Milesian
1 American
[mi-lee-zhuhn, -shuhn, mahy-]
/ mɪˈli ʒən, -ʃən, maɪ- /
noun
Irish Legend.
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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.
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(sometimes lowercase) an Irishman.
adjective
Milesian
2
American
[mi-lee-zhuhn, -shuhn, mahy-]
/ mɪˈli ʒən, -ʃən, maɪ- /
adjective
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of or relating to Miletus.
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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.
noun
milesian
1
British
/ maɪˈliːzɪən /
adjective
noun
Milesian
2
British
/ maɪˈliːzɪən /
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Milesian1
1765–75; Milēsi ( us ) (Latinization of Irish Miled, legendary Spanish king) + -an
Origin of Milesian2
1540–50; < Latin Milēsius inhabitant of Miletus ( def. ) + -an
Example Sentences
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Thales and two of his students, Anaximander and Anaximenes, made up the monist Milesian school.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Mr. Glasper, who supervised the music in Don Cheadle’s brash, kinetic biopic, “Miles Ahead,” has studied Milesian music and attitude closely over the last several years.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2016
Milesian, mi-lē′zhan, adj. of or pertaining to Ireland or to the Irish race.—n. an Irishman.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
One has some fleeces of fine Milesian wool at home which must be seen to,--she is sure the moths are eating them.
From Education: How Old The New by James J. Walsh
Or, if not, to what conception in the Irish mind are we to trace the myth of the Milesian invasion and victory?
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
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