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shian

shian noun: a magical fairy mound.

Noun

shian (plural shians)

  1. A magical fairy mound.
    • He jumped into the Shian, and plunged at once into the whirling movements of its inhabitants. Donald was in great perplexity, for he feared to enter the Shian. All he could do therefore was to put his mouth to one of the crevices, and calling, as the custom was, three times on his brother...1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 386

Forms of shian

pluralshians
alternative formsheean

Questions about shian

What does shian mean?
Shian means a magical fairy mound.
What part of speech is shian?
Shian is a noun.
What is the plural of shian?
The plural of shian is shians.

Words near shian in the dictionary

  1. Shiah
  2. Shiahs
  3. shiai
  4. shiais
  5. Shiaism
  6. shian
  7. shians
  8. Shiaphilia
  9. Shiaphobe
  10. Shiaphobes
  11. Shiaphobia

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