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 • Mar. 25, 2022

This incarnation of RaaSa opened in March; Priya Kapoor-Salian and her husband Ashok Salian are the owners.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2015

Medal of Honor for his part in the defense of the Salian River.

From Time Magazine Archive

Clovis, king of the Salian Franks, 357; conversion of, 372; conquests of, 375.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

They were, however, again subdued by Trajan and Adrian, and at the end of the third century the Salian Franks obtained possession of the Island of Batavia.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various