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Chalcidian, n. and a.3|kælˈsɪdɪən|
[f. L. Chalcis, Chalcid- (Gr. Χαλκίς, Χαλκιδ-) + -ian.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of Chalcis, the chief city of Eubœa.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Chalcis. So Chalˈcidic a. [L. Chalcidicus].
1654Ogilby Virg., Bucol. x. 57 The Verses of Euphorion the Chalcidean. 1838Penny Cycl. X. 60 While Alexander was absent in his Persian wars, the Chalcidians increased and improved their fortifications. 1876F. Tozer Classical Geogr. x. 118 All these were Chalcidic cities, and the rivalry between these and the other colonies, which were mostly of Doric origin, materially affected their subsequent history. 1880Encycl. Brit. XI. 95 Naxos, founded by the Chalcidians of Eubœa (735 b.c.). Ibid., The sharp distinction between Dorian and Ionian (or ‘Chalcidic’). Ibid. XIII. 125 The alphabet used by the Romans is identical with that of the Chalcidian colonies in southern Italy and Sicily..except the three aspirates θ, ϕ, χ. 1934A. Toynbee Study Hist. III. 68 The Chalcidian and Megarian lines of overseas colonization. 1956A. Lane Gk. Pottery (ed. 2) iv. 42 The distribution of finds, and certain resemblances to native Italian wares, indicate that the ‘Chalkidian’ vases were made by Eubœan settlers in South Italy. |