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Salian definition

Sa·lian (sā′lē ən)

adjective

of a group of Franks that settled along the IJssel River, in the Netherlands, in the 4th cent.

Etymology: < LL Salii, Salian Franks, after the Sala (now IJssel) River

noun

a Salian Frank

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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