Salian

American  

[sey-lee-uhn, seyl-yuhn] / ˈseɪ li ən, ˈseɪl yən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or designating a Frankish people who lived in the region of the Rhine near the North Sea.

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noun

1. a Salian Frank.

Salian British  

/ ˈseɪlɪən /

adjective

1. denoting or relating to a group of Franks (the Salii ) who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century _ad and later conquered large areas of Gaul, esp in the north

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noun

1. a member of this group

Etymology

Origin of Salian

1605–15; < Late Latin Sali ( ī ) (plural) tribal name + -an

Example Sentences

“Instant NeRF could be used to create avatars or scenes for virtual worlds, to capture video conference participants and their environments in 3D, or to reconstruct scenes for 3D digital maps,” writes Nvidia’s Isha Salian.

From The Verge

Variety reports that the actor's former talent manager Disha Salian died by suicide recently, which could have led to Rajput's depression.

From Fox News

His former manager, Disha Salian, 28, died earlier this week after falling from the 14th floor of a building in Mumbai.

From BBC

In June last year, the case’s special public prosecutor, Rohini Salian, said that she was “under pressure” from the investigation agency to go easy in the case.

From Washington Post

Clovis became ruler of the Salian branch of the Franks in this latter year.

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