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[ tir-ee-uhn ] / ˈtɪr i ən /
adjectiveof or relating to ancient Tyre or its people. of the color of Tyrian purple. Origin of Tyrian1505–15; <Latin Tyri(us) (<Greek Týrios, derivative of TýrosTyre) + -an Words nearby Tyriantyranny, tyrant, tyrant flycatcher, tyre, Tyree, Tyrian, Tyrian purple, tyro, tyrocidine, tyroketonuria, Tyrol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for TyrianNot Tyrian Lannister short, but perhaps closer to his height than, say, Brienne of Tarth. For Short Men in 2014, The News Is Surprisingly Good|Kevin Bleyer|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST It will be remembered that Carthage was originally founded by a Tyrian Princess and her countrymen. The History of Ancient America, Anterior to the Time of Columbus|George Jones According to the Tyrian historians their city resisted all the power of Nebuchadnezzar for thirteen years. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon|George Rawlinson And then we pay for our ecphrasis by an immense Histoire of the Tyrian Élise, its original. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1|George Saintsbury
In honour of his wife's god, the king, following the example of Solomon, erected a temple to the Tyrian Baal (see above). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various Pliny tells us, that a pound of the double-dipped Tyrian purple, in the time of Augustus, sold for a hundred crowns. Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II)|Charles Bucke
British Dictionary definitions for Tyrian
nouna native or inhabitant of ancient Tyre short for Tyrian purple (def. 2) adjectiveof or relating to ancient Tyre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |