Chian
/ˈkiən/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A native or inhabitant of Chios.
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the Aegean Sea.
"Tyrian garbs, / Neptunian Albion's high teſtaceous food [i.e., oysters], / And flavour'd Chian wines with incenſe fum'd / To ſlake Patrician thirſt: for theſe, their rights / In the vile ſtreets they proſtitute to ſale; / Their ancient rights, their dignities, their laws, / Their native glorious freedom."
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to Chios wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"Tyrian garbs, / Neptunian Albion's high teſtaceous food [i.e., oysters], / And flavour'd Chian wines with incenſe fum'd / To ſlake Patrician thirſt: for theſe, their rights / In the vile ſtreets they proſtitute to ſale; / Their ancient rights, their dignities, their laws, / Their native glorious freedom."
Etymology
From Chios + -an.