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shians

shians is the plural of shian.

Meaning of shian

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

Questions about shians

What is shians the plural of?
Shians is the plural of shian.

Words near shians in the dictionary

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

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