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desertian

desertian adjective: desertic; pertaining to a desert.

Adjective

desertian (comparative more desertian, superlative most desertian)

  1. (nonstandard, uncommon) Desertic; pertaining to a desert.
    • ... desert and to fill these hot summer days and cool desertian nights with their mirthful songs.[…]1969, G̲h̲ulām Farīd (K̲h̲vājah), Kafees
    • [...] in the typical Saharo-Arabian desertian and in the Irano-Touranian semi-desertian regions. The Mediterranean territory was dominated by a climax vegetation of Quercus calliprinos, Pistacia palaestina and Olea europaea[…]1988, PACT: revue du Groupe européen d'études pour les techniques physiques, chimiques et mathématiques appliquées à l'archéologie, page 141

Forms of desertian

comparativemore desertian
superlativemost desertian

Origin of desertian

From desert + -ian.

Questions about desertian

What does desertian mean?
Desertian means desertic; pertaining to a desert.
What part of speech is desertian?
Desertian is an adjective.

Words near desertian in the dictionary

  1. deserters
  2. desertest
  3. deserteth
  4. desertful
  5. desertfuls
  6. desertian
  7. desertic
  8. deserticole
  9. deserticoles
  10. deserticolous
  11. desertification

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