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Colophonian

UK/kɒləˈfəʊnɪən/

Colophonian adjective: of or relating to the Lydian city of Colophon.

Adjective

Colophonian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Lydian city of Colophon.
    • We know that the Colophonian poet Xenophanes narrated the history of his native land, and that in a poem of two thousand lines he also set forth the events connected with the foundation of Velia, in which he participated.1908, Ettore Pais, translated by C. Densmore Curtis, Ancient Italy: Historical and Geographical Investigations in Central Italy, Magna Graecia, Sicily, and Sardinia, The University of Chicago Press...

Noun

Colophonian (plural Colophonians)

  1. (historical) A native or inhabitant of the Lydian city of Colophon.

Forms of Colophonian

Adjective
alternative formKolophonian
Noun
pluralColophonians

Origin of Colophonian

From Latin Colophōnius (from Colophōn (“Colophon”)) + English -an

Words formed from Colophonian

  • Colophonian gum
  • Colophonian resin

Questions about Colophonian

What does Colophonian mean?
Colophonian means of or relating to the Lydian city of Colophon.
What part of speech is Colophonian?
Colophonian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Colophonian?
Colophonian is pronounced /kɒləˈfəʊnɪən/ (UK).

Words near Colophonian in the dictionary

  1. colophene
  2. colophenes
  3. colophon
  4. colophone
  5. colophones
  6. Colophonian
  7. Colophonians
  8. colophonic
  9. colophonies
  10. colophonist
  11. colophonists

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