of the planet Mars
Origin of Martian
Classical Latin Martius, of Mars + -an a being from or living on the planet Mars, as in science fiction
Martian
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Martian
adjective
Of or relating to the planet Mars or its hypothetical inhabitants.
noun
A hypothetical inhabitant of the planet Mars, especially as a stock fictional character.
Origin of Martian
Middle English marcien from Latin Mārtius from Mārs Mārt- MarsTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
- (astronomy) Alternative capitalization of Martian, "of or pertaining to the planet Mars".
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