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English
Noun
Chilian (plural Chilians)
- (dated) A Chilean: someone from Chile.
Adjective
Chilian (comparative more Chilian, superlative most Chilian)
- (dated) Chilean.
1827, Joseph Andrews, Journey from Buenos Ayres through the provinces of Cordova, Tucuman, and Salta, to Potosi, thence by the Deserts of Caranja to Arica, and subsequently to Santiago de Chili and Coquimbo, undertaken on behalf of the Chilian and Peruvian Mining Association:
Usage notes
- This term has been markedly less common than Chilean since about 1910. Compare Chili.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
From Chilia + -an.
Proper noun
Chilian m (genitive/dative lui Chilian)
- a surname transferred from the place name
References
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică