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Naxian, n. and a.|ˈnæksɪən|
[f. Gr. νάξιος, L. Naxius + -ian.]
A. n. An inhabitant of Naxos, a Greek island in the Cyclades group, or Naxos, a part of Sicily colonized from the island of Naxos.
B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the island or colony of Naxos. So Naxiote n. and a.
1601P. Holland tr. Pliny's Nat. Hist. II. xxi. xviii. 101 The Naxian Cypirus hath a quicker sent: the Phœnician Cypirus smelleth but a little. 1797Encycl. Brit. XII. 779/2 The Ionians..in time..possessed the whole island; whence the Naxians are, by Herodotus, called Ionians, and ranked among the Athenian colonies. 1835Mitford & Davenport Hist. Greece (new ed.) II. i. 4 The expelled Naxians..consented to guide a Persian army against a Grecian island. 1862G. Grote Hist. Greece (new ed.) II. ii. xxii. 522 The oligarchy of Chalkis..sent out..settlers, Chalkidian and Naxian, who founded the Sicilian Naxos. Ibid. V. ii. lviii. 169 The Naxians cordially received the armament, which then steered southward along the coast of Sicily to Katana. 1885J. T. Bent Cyclades xiv. 334 The Naxiotes were aghast when they heard that they were to be ruled by a Jew. Ibid. 348 This fortress..is..the acropolis of the Naxiote valleys. 1911Encycl. Brit. XIX. 318/1 Four Naxian ships took part in the expedition of Xerxes, but deserted and fought on the Greek side at Salamis in 480. 1913J. B. Bury Hist. Greece (ed. 2) xv. 674 The Naxians were the first Sicilians to welcome the deliverer of Sicily to her shores. 1946R. Capell Simiomata i. 33 The Naxian pilot's presence on board was overlooked. Ibid. 36 A biggish party of German prisoners has been brought in to join our Naxians. 1968V. Ehrenberg From Solon to Socrates v. 130 The Naxians took to the hills, but a few were taken prisoner. 1972R. Meiggs Athenian Empire vii. 123 The earlier date will..suit the Naxian evidence better. |