Martian meaning

mär'shən
Of or relating to the planet Mars or its hypothetical inhabitants.
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A hypothetical inhabitant of the planet Mars, especially as a stock fictional character.
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Of the planet Mars.
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A being from or living on the planet Mars, as in science fiction.
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(astronomy) Alternative capitalization of Martian, "of or pertaining to the planet Mars".
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Origin of martian

  • Middle English marcien from Latin Mārtius from Mārs Mārt- Mars
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Martian Sentence Examples

  • between the year 428 and the joint reign of Martian and Valentinian III.

  • Their findings cast grave doubts on the possibility of Martian life.

  • But it was not until 1609 that, the "great Martian labour" being at length completed, he was able, in his own figurative language, to lead the captive planet to the foot of the imperial throne.

  • Three dimensional modeling of the Martian thermosphere and ionosphere at UCL.

  • Marvin the Martian, the Joker, Pepe Le Pew and Porky Pig also make an appearance.

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