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English
Etymology
From the stem of Latin lunaris (“of the moon, lunar”) + -ian.
Noun
Lunarian (plural Lunarians)
- (science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth's Moon (Luna).
- Synonyms: Lunite, Lunan, Lunarite, Selenite, Moonman, moonman
- (celestial navigation) A maritime navigator who uses the Moon to determine longitude without the need for an accurate clock
- (science fiction fandom) A member of the New York Science Fiction Society.
Hypernyms
Translations
imaginary inhabitant of the Moon
- Arabic: قَمَرِيّ m (qamariyy), قَمَرِيَّة f (qamariyya)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 月亮人 (yuèliángrén)
- Esperanto: lunano (male or female), lunanino (female)
- French: Lunaire m or f, Sélénite (fr) m, Lunarien (fr) m (rare), Sélénien (fr) m (rare)
- German: Mondbewohner m, Selenit (de) m, Lunarianer m, Lunarianerin f
- Japanese: 月世界の人 (Gessekai no hito), 月人 (つきびと, tsukibito), ルナリアン (runarian)
- Polish: Selenita (pl) m, Selenitka (pl) f
- Portuguese: selenita (pt) m or f
- Russian: жи́тель Луны́ m (žítelʹ Luný), жи́тельница Луны́ f (žítelʹnica Luný), селени́т (ru) m (selenít), луня́нин m (lunjánin), луня́нка f (lunjánka), луня́не pl (lunjáne), (jokingly) луна́тик (ru) m (lunátik)
- Spanish: selenita (es) m or f
- Vietnamese: người Mặt Trăng
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Adjective
Lunarian
- (science fiction) Pertaining to the inhabitants of Luna (Lunarians).