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Emilian

Emilian adjective: of or relating to Emilia, a historical region of northern Italy.

Adjective

Emilian (comparative more Emilian, superlative most Emilian)

  1. Of or relating to Emilia, a historical region of northern Italy.
    • Emilian classicist painting

Proper noun (1)

Emilian

  1. A language spoken in the historical region of Emilia, closely related to Romagnol.
  2. A sub-age from 1.5 to 0.781 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.

Noun

Emilian (plural Emilians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the historical region of Emilia.

Proper noun (2)

Emilian

  1. A male given name from Latin.
    • Robert Emilian, son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Semsel, at Stamford Hospital, Mar. 25.1934 April 19, “Latest Nativity Returns on File with Town Clerk”, in Stamford Advocate, Stamford, Conn., →OCLC, page 10, column 1
    • Brother Emilian James, auxiliary provincial of the Baltimore Province for the last three years, has been named president of La Salle College, succeeding Brother E. Anselm.1941 September 5, “Heads La Salle College”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Proper noun (3)

Emilian

  1. A surname.
    • EMILIAN — To Stanley and Stella Kucharek Emilian, 125 Henry St., at the Murphy Memorial Hospital, July 3, 193[8], a daughter.1938 July 5, “Born”, in Rome Daily Sentinel, latest edition, volume LVII, Rome, N.Y., →OCLC, page 2, column 2
    • 8B—[…] Marion Emilian, St. Catherine of Alexandria, Brooklyn, fourth, $2.1938 December 17, “208 Students Here Win Essay Prizes […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Examples of Emilian in a sentence

  • Emilian Knoell, who took the train there for Camp Rucker, Ala., after spending his furlough of one week at home.1942 October 1, “Anselmo Locals”, in The Custer County Chief, number 40, Broken Bow, Neb.: Emerson R. Purcell, →OCLC, page [11], column 5:
  • Josephine Gibbs of Waltham, Mass., and her son, Emilian Grenda, and his son, Mark, of Bolton, Mass., were weekend visitors at the Michaud home.1967 September 13, “East Middlebury”, in Rutland Daily Herald, volume 114, number 219, Rutland, Vt., →OCLC, page 23, column 7:
  • His son, Emilian D., is serving as the altar boy.1983 May 2, “Service marks Russian Orthodox Palm Sunday”, in Pottsville Republican, volume CLXLVIII, number 4, Pottsville, Pa., →OCLC, page...
  • Heather and Roman welcome with love their second son, Tristan Emilian Keith, born May 4, 1987 at 8:42 p.m. weighing eight pounds fourteen ounces.1987 May 22, “Births”, in The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alta.: Southam Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page E9, column 1:

Forms of Emilian

Adjective
comparativemore Emilian
superlativemost Emilian
Noun
pluralEmilians

Origin of Emilian

From Emilia + -an.

From Latin Aemiliānus.

Questions about Emilian

What does Emilian mean?
Emilian means of or relating to Emilia, a historical region of northern Italy.
How do you use Emilian in a sentence?
Emilian Knoell, who took the train there for Camp Rucker, Ala., after spending his furlough of one week at home.
What part of speech is Emilian?
Emilian can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Emilian in the dictionary

  1. Emile
  2. Emilee
  3. Emileigh
  4. Emilia
  5. Emilia-Romagna
  6. Emilian
  7. Emiliana
  8. Emiliano
  9. Emilianos
  10. Emilians
  11. emilite

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