Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-tian
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the ancient Italian town of Ostia.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Ostia.

Etymology

From Ostia + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Ostian (comparative) most Ostian (superlative) Ostians (plural)

Questions

What does ostian mean?
Of the ancient Italian town of Ostia.
Where does ostian come from?
From Ostia + -an.

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