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Trajan

/ˈtɹeɪ.d͡ʒən/

Trajan proper noun: a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 98 to 117.

Proper noun (1)

Trajan

  1. A Roman emperor who ruled from AD 98 to 117
  2. A male given name from Latin.

Proper noun (2)

IPA/ˈtɹaɪ.ən/

Trajan

  1. A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Трајан (Trajan)

Origin of Trajan

Borrowed from Latin Trāiānus.

From Macedonian Трајан (Trajan), from трај (traj, “to last (to endure, continue over time)”) + -ан (-an).

Words formed from Trajan

Questions about Trajan

What does Trajan mean?
Trajan means a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 98 to 117.
What part of speech is Trajan?
Trajan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Trajan?
Trajan is pronounced /ˈtɹeɪ.d͡ʒən/.

Words near Trajan in the dictionary

  1. traitours
  2. traitress
  3. traitresse
  4. traitresses
  5. traits
  6. Trajan
  7. Trajanian
  8. Trajanic
  9. Trajanka
  10. Trajanoski
  11. Trajanov

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