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
noun
2.
a member of this group
Salian in American English
(ˈseɪliən)
adjective
1.
of a group of Franks that settled along the IJssel River, in the Netherlands, in the 4th cent.
noun
2.
a Salian Frank
Word origin
< LL Salii, Salian Franks, after the Sala (now IJssel) River