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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
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