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Tyrian definition

Tyr·ian (tir′ē ən)

adjective

  1. of ancient Tyre or its people or culture
  2. of Tyrian purple

Etymology: L Tyrius

noun

a person born or living in Tyre

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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