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Meaning of MILESIAN

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Mi*le"sian\, a. [L. Milesius, Gr. ?.]
    1. (Anc. Geog.) Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia
       Minor, or to its inhabitants.
    
    2. (Irish Legendary Hist.) Descended from King Milesius of
       Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland
       about 1300 b. c.; or pertaining to the descendants of King
       Milesius; hence, Irish.
    
    
  2. \Mi*le"sian\, n.
    1. A native or inhabitant of Miletus.
    
    2. A native or inhabitant of Ireland.
    
    
 

 

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