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单词 xanthian
释义

Xanthian

[ zan-thee-uhn ]
/ ˈzæn θi ən /

adjective

of or relating to the ancient city of Xanthus.

Origin of Xanthian

First recorded in 1675–85; Xanth(us) + -ian

Words nearby Xanthian

xanthein, xanthelasma, xanthemia, xanthene, xanthene dye, Xanthian, xanthic, xanthic acid, xanthin, xanthine, xanthinuria
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Example sentences from the Web for Xanthian

  • In 1845 he was knighted “as an acknowledgment of his services in the removal of the Xanthian antiquities to this country.”

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various

  • While following in the track of Mr Fellowes, he caught the fatal Xanthian fever; and after many relapses died here.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Xanthian

Xanthian
/ (ˈzænθɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to the ancient Lycian city of Xanthus or its inhabitants
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