Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Chios, an island in the Ægean sea, now belonging to Turkey.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the Ægean Sea.
- adjective a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.
- adjective a fragrant, almost transparent turpentine, obtained from the
Pistacia Terebinthus .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
Chios , anisland in theAegean Sea .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to Chios
Etymologies
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Examples
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And on the instant, the master — for they dared trust no slaves — bore in two earthen vases, one of strong Chian from the Greek Isle of the Egean, the other of
The Roman Traitor (Vol. 1 of 2) Henry William Herbert 1832
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The Chian is another man, but I, Theocritus, who wrote these songs, am a Syracusan, a man of the people, being the son of Praxagoras and renowned Philinna.
Theocritus Bion and Moschus Rendered into English Prose 300 BC-260 BC Theocritus 1878
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"Chian," said Cleonice, gently withdrawing the hand that he sought to clasp, "when as my father's guest-friend thou wert a sojourner within these walls, oft have I heard thee speak, and all thy words spoke the thoughts of a noble soul.
Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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The fairy tale-tinged “Chi-Chian” is set in a dystopian New York — the city has lost its independence and become a prefecture of Japan — and centers on a seemingly ordinary young woman who has been tapped as a heroine and must fight samurais, robots and zombies to protect her loved ones.
Chi-Chian makes its way to the movie screen | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Chi-Chian makes its way to the movie screen | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
Chi-Chian makes its way to the movie screen | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Framelight has announced it has acquired the rights the six-part comic book “Chi-Chian” to adapt the story for the big screen.
Chi-Chian makes its way to the movie screen | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Chiang ordered Chian into prison, but Ching-kuo wanted to execute him in accordance with military law.
The Last Empress Hannah Pakula 2009
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Although the KMT did make an exception of Chian Ching guo's wife.
Hartzell and Lin lose on appeal Michael Turton 2009
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Chian work, and that the second was composed by a continental poet familiar with Delphi.
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On the same day, towards evening, Astyochus put to sea, and taking with him one Chian ship, sailed to Lesbos, that he might render any assistance which he could to the Chian fleet.
The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007
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