Hesperian

[ he-speer-ee-uhn ]

/ hɛˈspɪər i ən /

adjective

western; occidental.

of or relating to the Hesperides.

noun

a native or inhabitant of a western land.

Origin of Hesperian

1540–50; <Latin Hesperi(us) of, toward the West (<Greek hespérios western, derivative of hésperos evening, Hesperus) + -an

Words nearby Hesperian

hesitation waltz, hesitative, Hesper, Hespere, Hesperia, Hesperian, Hesperides, hesperidin, hesperidium, hesperinos, hesperornis

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Example sentences from the Web for Hesperian

Wildly and more madly sped the steeds, till at last they hurried from the track which led to the Hesperian land.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
Yet the Arabic and now the Hesperian have had no effect in action.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II|Burton J. Hendrick
And he called it Hesperian, because it lies toward the west.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod
By virtue of a present to his lordship's gardener, she procured the Hesperian fruit, with which she returned in triumph.
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I|Tobias Smollett

Within three days of the German pledge the Hesperian was sunk and an American citizen drowned.
Woodrow Wilson and the World War|Charles Seymour

British Dictionary definitions for Hesperian

Hesperian

/ (hɛˈspɪərɪən) /

adjective

poetic western

of or relating to the Hesperides

noun

a native or inhabitant of a western land

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单词	hesperian
释义	Hesperian [ he-speer-ee-uhn ] / hɛˈspɪər i ən / adjective western; occidental. of or relating to the Hesperides. noun a native or inhabitant of a western land. Origin of Hesperian 1540–50; <Latin Hesperi(us) of, toward the West (<Greek hespérios western, derivative of hésperos evening, Hesperus) + -an Words nearby Hesperian hesitation waltz, hesitative, Hesper, Hespere, Hesperia, Hesperian, Hesperides, hesperidin, hesperidium, hesperinos, hesperornis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Hesperian Wildly and more madly sped the steeds, till at last they hurried from the track which led to the Hesperian land. Museum of Antiquity\|L. W. Yaggy Yet the Arabic and now the Hesperian have had no effect in action. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II\|Burton J. Hendrick And he called it Hesperian, because it lies toward the west. Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica\|Homer and Hesiod By virtue of a present to his lordship's gardener, she procured the Hesperian fruit, with which she returned in triumph. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I\|Tobias Smollett Within three days of the German pledge the Hesperian was sunk and an American citizen drowned. Woodrow Wilson and the World War\|Charles Seymour British Dictionary definitions for Hesperian Hesperian / (hɛˈspɪərɪən) / adjective poetic western of or relating to the Hesperides noun a native or inhabitant of a western land Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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