Samian

[ sey-mee-uh n ]

/ ˈseɪ mi ən /

adjective

of or relating to the Greek island of Samos.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Samos.

Origin of Samian

1570–80; < Latin Sami(us) (< Greek Sámios of Samos) + -an

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Example sentences from the Web for samian

He is in matter what Pythagoras was in mind; and his transformations are scarcely less curious than those of the Samian sage.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.--April, 1852.--Vol. IV.|Various
The fleet at once stood out across to Samos, and picked up the Samian vessels in that island.
Hellenica|Xenophon
Fill high the bowl with Samian wine, leave soda to the Turkish hordes.
Trent's Last Case|E.C. (Edmund Clerihew) Bentley
He subsequently met Sophocles in his native island at the time of the Samian war.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6|Various

This red Egyptian ware, is much like the red Roman ware often called Samian, which has been spoken of in a preceding chapter.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876|Charles Wyllys Elliott

British Dictionary definitions for samian

Samian

/ (ˈseɪmɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Samos or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Samos

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