-ian Definition

ēən
suffix
Of, relating to, or resembling.
Bostonian.
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One relating to, belonging to, or resembling.
Academician.
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noun
A masculine name.
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-an.

Jeffersonian, reptilian.
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Origin of -ian

  • Middle English -ien, -ian from Old French -ien from Latin -iānus adj. and n. suff

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Fr or L: Fr -ien < L -ianus < -i- stem ending + -anus: see -an

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

-ian Sentence Examples

  • Ian's guess to the tie breaker question " How many fat cells does the average healthy person have in their body?

  • After lunch you will transfer to Ian Anderson's Caves Branch & jungle Lodge for a three night stay in a comfortable jungle cabana.

  • Crystal palace Bowl, known locally as ' the skip ', steel platform cantilever over lake, designed by Ian Ritchie.

  • Better still tho are the contributions from two of our great unsung character actors, Ian Holm and Stratford Johns.

  • Dates and Dating Issues The English Calendar - an online concordance of dates developed by Ian McInnes.

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