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chilian

chilian noun: a chiliarch (commander or chief of a thousand men).

Noun (1)

chilian (plural chilians)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A chiliarch (commander or chief of a thousand men).

Noun (2) capitalized: Chilian

Chilian (plural Chilians)

  1. (dated) A Chilean: someone from Chile.

Adjective capitalized: Chilian

Chilian (comparative more Chilian, superlative most Chilian)

  1. (dated) Chilean.

Forms of chilian

Noun
pluralchilians
pluralChilians
Adjective
comparativemore Chilian
superlativemost Chilian

Questions about chilian

What does chilian mean?
Chilian means a chiliarch (commander or chief of a thousand men).
What part of speech is chilian?
Chilian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of chilian?
The plural of chilian is chilians.

Words near chilian in the dictionary

  1. chiliagonal
  2. chiliagons
  3. chiliahedra
  4. chiliahedron
  5. chiliahedrons
  6. chilian
  7. chilians
  8. chiliarch
  9. chiliarchies
  10. chiliarchs
  11. chiliarchy

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