Hesperian

(hes pirē ən)

adjective

  1. of Hesperia
  2. western; occidental
  3. Old Poet. of the Hesperides

Origin: < L Hesperius < Gr Hesperios, of Hesperus, western, evening < Hesperos, the evening star < IE *wesperos, evening: see vesper

See Hesperian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Of or relating to the west.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin Hesperius

Origin: , from Greek hesperios, of the evening, western

Origin: , from hesperos, evening; see wes-pero- in Indo-European roots

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