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Cyrenian

Cyrenian adjective: of or related to Cyrene.

Adjective

Cyrenian (comparative more Cyrenian, superlative most Cyrenian)

  1. (historical) Of or related to Cyrene.
    Synonyms:
    Cyrenaic
  2. (historical) Synonym of Cyrenaic, of or related to Cyrenaicism.
    Synonyms:
    Aristippan, Aristippian, Cyrenaic, Cyrenean, of or related to Cyrenaicism
  3. (historical) Synonym of Cyrenaican, of or related to Cyrenaica.
    Synonyms:
    Cyrenaic, Cyrenaican, Cyrenean, Barcan, Barqan, of or related to Cyrenaica

Noun

Cyrenian (plural Cyrenians)

  1. (historical) A native or inhabitant of Cyrene.
  2. (historical) Synonym of Cyrenaic, an adherent of Cyrenaicism.
    Synonyms:
    Cyrenaic
  3. (historical) Synonym of Cyrenaican, a native or inhabitant of Cyrenaica.
    Synonyms:
    Cyrenaican

Synonyms of Cyrenian

All synonyms of Cyrenian

Forms of Cyrenian

Adjective
comparativemore Cyrenian
superlativemost Cyrenian
alternative formCyrenaean
alternative formCyrenean
alternative formKyrenaean
alternative formKyrenean
alternative formKyrenian
alternative form (dated)Cyrenæan
alternative form (dated)Kyrenæan
Noun
pluralCyrenians

Origin of Cyrenian

From Cyrene + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Cyrenian

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Questions about Cyrenian

What does Cyrenian mean?
Cyrenian means of or related to Cyrene.
What part of speech is Cyrenian?
Cyrenian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Cyrenian in the dictionary

  1. Cyrenaics
  2. Cyrenaïca
  3. Cyrene
  4. Cyrenean
  5. Cyreneans
  6. Cyrenian
  7. Cyrenians
  8. Cyrenæan
  9. Cyrenæans
  10. Cyri
  11. Cyriac

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