Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Trojan.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining or relating to Dardanus or Dardania, an ancient city near the later Troy in Asia Minor, or to its people, the Dardani, named from a mythical founder, Dardanus, ancestor of Priam, king of Troy; hence, in poetical use, Trojan.
- noun An inhabitant of Dardanus or Dardania; poetically, a Trojan.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a native of ancient Troy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Titanian maid, daughter of Merops, because of her beauty; but my fair form hath proved the curse of Dardan Troy and doomed Achaea's sons.
Helen 2008
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Titanian maid, daughter of Merops, because of her beauty; but my fair form hath proved the curse of Dardan Troy and doomed Achaea's sons.
Helen 2008
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Ah! Love, Love, who once didst seek these Dardan halls, deep-seated in the hearts of heavenly gods, how high didst thou make Troy to tower in those days, allying her with deities!
The Trojan Women 2008
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Ah! Love, Love, who once didst seek these Dardan halls, deep-seated in the hearts of heavenly gods, how high didst thou make Troy to tower in those days, allying her with deities!
The Trojan Women 2008
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Juno was Jupiter's Ganymede before the Dardan boy mixed the luscious cup.
Satyricon 2007
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Neptune's bonds of stone from Dardan city to loosen,
Poems and Fragments 2006
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Neptune's bonds of stone from Dardan city to loosen,
Poems and Fragments 2006
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Come now, what glory shall hereafter attend the Dardan line, what children of Italian stock await thee, souls illustrious and heirs of our name -- this will I set forth, and teach thee thy destiny ....
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Lying in the ditch, Dardan and I are talking to each other as if we were meeting for the first time at a cocktail party.
Madness Visible Janine di Giovanni 1999
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Dardan is 25 years old, handsome, wearing a Polo Ralph Lauren hat under his helmet.
Madness Visible Janine di Giovanni 1999
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