MILESIAN

a. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants.

2.
a.

Descended from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland about 1300 b. c.; or pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish.

3.
n.

A native or inhabitant of Miletus.

4.
n.

A native or inhabitant of Ireland.

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