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Ostian

Ostian adjective: of the ancient Italian town of Ostia.

Adjective

Ostian (comparative more Ostian, superlative most Ostian)

  1. Of the ancient Italian town of Ostia.

Noun

Ostian (plural Ostians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Ostia.

Forms of Ostian

Adjective
comparativemore Ostian
superlativemost Ostian
Noun
pluralOstians

Origin of Ostian

From Ostia + -an.

Questions about Ostian

What does Ostian mean?
Ostian means of the ancient Italian town of Ostia.
What part of speech is Ostian?
Ostian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Ostian in the dictionary

  1. Ostia Antica
  2. Ostiak
  3. Ostiaks
  4. ostial
  5. ostially
  6. Ostian
  7. Ostians
  8. ostiariate
  9. ostiariates
  10. ostiaries
  11. ostiarii

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