Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the inhabitants of ancient Caria, their culture, or their language.
- noun An inhabitant of ancient Caria.
- noun The extinct Anatolian language of the Carians, known from scattered funerary inscriptions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or belonging to the ancient kingdom and province of Caria, in the southwestern part of Asia Minor.
- noun A native of Caria, or the language of the primitive people of Caria, who were dispossessed by the Greeks.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
native orinhabitant of ancientCaria . - proper noun An extinct
Indo-European language in theAnatolian subgroup. - adjective Of, or relating to Caria, or its people, language or culture.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I imagine Artemisia wearing the jewelry found in the fourth century B.C. tomb of an elite woman of Halicarnassus, the so-called Carian Princess.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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I imagine Artemisia wearing the jewelry found in the fourth century B.C. tomb of an elite woman of Halicarnassus, the so-called Carian Princess.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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The skull and gold jewelry found in the tomb of an aristocratic lady of Halicarnassus of the fourth century B.C., the so-called Carian princess, indicating the kind of ornaments that Artemisia might have worn.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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The skull and gold jewelry found in the tomb of an aristocratic lady of Halicarnassus of the fourth century B.C., the so-called Carian princess, indicating the kind of ornaments that Artemisia might have worn.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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English it is generally intransitive, meaning to be careful or thoughtful; it is from the Anglo-Saxon 'Carian'; it became obsolete in the seventeenth century.
The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson Alfred Tennyson Tennyson 1850
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The satrap had recently seized the Carian throne from his sister, Ada, and now wanted to make sure his position was secure if Philip made it as far as Halicarnassus.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Most famous of these monarchs was Mausolus, who, following a custom Carian royalty shared with Egyptian pharaohs and Persian kings, had married his sister.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The stalemate dragged on as summer turned to autumn and the fierce heat of the Carian coast began to wane.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The citadel of the town was formidable, especially as it was occupied by more than a thousand Carian and Greek mercenaries—but soldiers of fortune are nothing if not practical.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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He had briefly joined a revolt of the satraps of Asia Minor in the 360s, but was soon forgiven and spent the remainder of his reign increasing Carian power in the region while remaining loyal to Persia.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
bilby commented on the word Carian
There are examples here from 'The Battle of Salamis'. Is it like ecky-thump?
January 27, 2019