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Carian, n. and a.|ˈkɛərɪən|
[f. L. Caria, Gr. καρία Caria + -an.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of Caria, an ancient province of Asia Minor; the language of Caria.
B. adj. Of or belonging to Caria.
1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 142 Among the Carians..they sacrified a Dog in stead of a Goate. 1680Oldham in Rochester's Poems 122 Thus the vain glorious Carian, I'll out do. 1818Keats Endym. ii. 374 This Dew-dropping melody, in the Carian's ear. Ibid. iv. 52 Thou, Carian lord, hadst better have been tost Into a whirlpool. 1839Civil Engin. & Arch. Jrnl. II. 435/1 Jassos..was named also Carian marble. 1876Encycl. Brit. V. 102/2 The Carians are spoken of by all ancient writers as a distinct nation from their neighbours. 1891W. Cory Ionica 7 My dear old Carian guest. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 896/2 Symbols exactly like ϕ, χ, ψ..are found in the Carian alphabet. 1933Bloomfield Language iv. 65 We have copious inscriptions in Lycian..and less extensive ones in Carian, from the seventh century b.c. 1948Diringer Alphabet 466 Names of Carian mercenaries scratched upon Egyptian monuments. |