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ischian

ischian is the alternative form of ischial.

Meaning of ischial

Adjective

ischial (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the ischium.

Adjective capitalized: Ischian

Ischian (not comparable)

  1. Of or from Ischia.

Noun capitalized: Ischian

Ischian (plural Ischians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Ischia.

Forms of ischian

pluralIschians

Origin of ischian

From Ischia + -an.

Questions about ischian

What does ischian mean?
Ischian means of or from Ischia.
What is ischian the alternative form of?
Ischian is the alternative form of ischial.
What part of speech is ischian?
Ischian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ischian in the dictionary

  1. ischial callosity
  2. ischial tuberosities
  3. ischial tuberosity
  4. ischialgia
  5. ischialgic
  6. ischian
  7. Ischians
  8. ischiatic
  9. ischiatic nerve
  10. ischiatic nerves
  11. ischidrosis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ischian (page history and authors); Ischian (page history and authors); ischial (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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