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Pelusian

Pelusian adjective: of or relating to Pelusium, an ancient city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile delta.

Adjective

Pelusian (comparative more Pelusian, superlative most Pelusian)

  1. Of or relating to Pelusium, an ancient city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile delta.

Noun

Pelusian (plural Pelusians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Pelusium.

Forms of Pelusian

Adjective
comparativemore Pelusian
superlativemost Pelusian
Noun
pluralPelusians

Origin of Pelusian

From Latin Pēlūsiānus. By surface analysis, Pelusium + -ian.

Questions about Pelusian

What does Pelusian mean?
Pelusian means of or relating to Pelusium, an ancient city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile delta.
What part of speech is Pelusian?
Pelusian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Pelusian in the dictionary

  1. peludos
  2. pelure
  3. pelures
  4. pelurious
  5. Pelusiac
  6. Pelusian
  7. Pelusians
  8. Pelusium
  9. Peluso
  10. Pelusos
  11. pelv-

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