Mervian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person of Merv. historical

    "The circumstances of the submission of the Mervians are furnished by the World, a small newspaper owned and edited by M. Komaroff, late chief of General Tchernaieff's staff in Servia..."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to Merv, the oasis and city of Mary, Uzbekistan. historical

    "We have entered the Mervian oasis, eighty miles long and eight wide, and containing about six hundred thousand hectares..."

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"We have entered the Mervian oasis, eighty miles long and eight wide, and containing about six hundred thousand hectares..."

Etymology

From Merv + -ian.

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