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Seljookian

/sɛlˈd͡ʒukiən/

Seljookian is the obsolete form of Seljukian.

Meaning of Seljukian

Adjective

Seljukian (not comparable)

  1. (historical, uncommon) Synonym of Seljuk, of or related to Seljuk, his dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule.
    • Romanus at once took the field against the Seljukian hordes, who were now devastating Cappadocia with fiendish cruelty, and had just captured Caesarea and plundered the shrine of St. Basil.1921, T.F. Tout, The Empire and the Papacy, 918-1273, page 107
    Synonyms:
    Seljuk, of or related to Seljuk, his dynasty, their empire, or their period of rule

See all 2 meanings of Seljukian

Forms of Seljookian

Adjective
comparativemore Seljookian
superlativemost Seljookian
Noun
pluralSeljookians

Origin of Seljookian

From Seljook + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Seljookian

Questions about Seljookian

What is Seljookian the obsolete form of?
Seljookian is the obsolete form of Seljukian.
How do you pronounce Seljookian?
Seljookian is pronounced /sɛlˈd͡ʒukiən/.

Words near Seljookian in the dictionary

  1. Selinuntine
  2. selion
  3. selions
  4. selisistat
  5. Seljook
  6. Seljookian
  7. Seljookians
  8. Seljooks
  9. Seljouk
  10. Seljoukian
  11. Seljoukians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Seljookian (page history and authors); Seljukian (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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