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单词 orarian
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Orariann.adj.

Brit. /ɒˈrɛːrɪən/, /əˈrɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ɔˈrɛriən/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ōrārius , -an suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin ōrārius of or belonging to the coast ( < ōra border, coast (see ora n.2) + -ārius -ary suffix1) + -an suffix (see quot. 1869 at sense A.).
A. n.
W. H. Dall's name for: a member of a group of peoples comprising the Innuit, Aleutian, and Asiatic Eskimo peoples inhabiting the coastal regions of Alaska. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > dweller beside sea
coast-man1580
maritimea1600
sea-borderer1599
sea-boarder1611
coaster1612
shoreman1650
Paralian1724
Orarian1869
bayman1904
cover1905
1869 W. H. Dall in Proc. 18th Meeting Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. (1870) 265 Those..for whom we have as yet no general term, but who have been called Eskimos, Aletians; and on the Asiatic side of the straits, Tuski and sedentary Chukchees. This..great group I propose to designate as Orarians.
1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Dec. 12 The three tribes of Innuits, Aleutians, and Asiatic Eskimo;..Mr. Dall proposes to confer on them the generic appellation of Orarian, dwellers by the sea-shore.
1892 B. W. James Alaskana The Orarians take precedence, Classed as Esquimaux or Innuits, Dark Creoles, and sturdy Aleuts.
B. adj.
1. Of, belonging to, or relating to this group of peoples. Obsolete.
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1870 W. H. Dall Alaska & its Resources II. iii. 377 The Orarian dialects are deficient in some sounds which are common in the Indian languages.
1885 Science 11 Sept. 229/1 The most interesting people of the region adjacent to Bering Strait are the Asiatic dwellers on the coast, part of whom belong to the Korăk race, and part to the Orarian group of people.
2. Chiefly with lower-case initial. Living by the shore. rare.
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1943 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 30 342 Plant often procumbent or clambering: shores (orarian).
1999 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 16 July (Features section) 8 An orarian lifestyle wouldn't be so bad. Dwelling there, by the seashore.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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