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Dacian

/ˈdeɪsɪən/US/ˈdeɪʃən/

Dacian noun: a member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia.

Noun

Dacian (plural Dacians)

  1. (historical) a member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia.
  2. (obsolete) a Dane, Denmark having been known as Dacia in Medieval Latin.
  3. (poetic, rare) a Romanian.

Proper noun

Dacian

  1. An extinct Indo-European language spoken by the people of Dacia.
  2. An age from 5.332 ± 0.005 to 3.600 ± 0.005 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pliocene.

Adjective

Dacian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians.
    Synonyms:
    Daco-
  2. (poetic, rare) Of or pertaining to Romania or Romanians.
  3. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to Denmark or the Danes.

Dacian meaning in Hindi and Marathi

Dacian in Hindi

member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
डेसियाई ḍesiyāī
language
डेसियाई ḍesiyāī
Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
डेसियाई ḍesiyāī

Dacian in Marathi

member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
डेसियन ḍesiyan
language
डेसियन ḍesiyan
Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
डेसियन ḍesiyan

Synonyms of Dacian

Forms of Dacian

pluralDacians

Origin of Dacian

From Dacia + -an, from Latin Dacia (“Dacia”).

Words formed from Dacian

Words that rhyme with Dacian

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Questions about Dacian

What does Dacian mean?
Dacian means a member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia.
What is Dacian in Hindi?
Dacian in Hindi is डेसियाई (ḍesiyāī). See Dacian meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Dacian?
Dacian can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Dacian?
Dacian is pronounced /ˈdeɪsɪən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Dacian?
The plural of Dacian is Dacians.

Words near Dacian in the dictionary

  1. dachshundes
  2. dachshunds
  3. dachsie
  4. dachsies
  5. Dacia
  6. Dacian
  7. Dacianism
  8. Dacians
  9. dacine
  10. dacines
  11. dacinostat

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