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Se·bas·tian (sə bas′c̸hən)

noun

a masculine name

Etymology: L Sebastianus < Gr Sebastianos, lit., a man of Sebastia, ancient name of Sivas, or a man of Sebaste, name of Samaria after the time of Herod the Great

Sebastian2 definition

Se·bas·tian (sə bas′c̸hən)

Sebastian, Saint (died 288?); Christian martyr of Rome: his day is Jan. 20

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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