Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chian

/ˈkiən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: chi-an
IPA: /ˈkiən/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the Aegean Sea.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Chios.

Example Sentences

"Tyrian garbs, / Neptunian Albion's high teſtaceous food [i.e., oysters], / And flavour'd Chian wines with incenſe fum'd / To ſlake Patrician thirſt: for theſe, their rights / In the vile ſtreets they proſtitute to ſale; / Their ancient rights, their dignities, their laws, / Their native glorious freedom."
"More capacious bowls bring hither, boy, and the Chian wine or the Lesbian: or what might restrain this flowing qualm;"

Etymology

From Chios + -an.

Inflected Forms

more Chian (comparative) most Chian (superlative) Chians (plural)

Phrases

Chian earth Chian turpentine

Synonyms

Chiot

Questions

How do you pronounce chian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkiən/.
What does chian mean?: Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the Aegean Sea.
Where does chian come from?: From Chios + -an.

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