Syméen

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French

Etymology

Latin Sȳmaeus + French -en (compare syméen)

Pronunciation

Noun

Syméen m (plural Syméens)

  1. a Symaean (a native or inhabitant of Syme)
    • 1702, Olfert Dapper, anonymous translator, Deſcription des Iſles de l’Archipel, Amsterdam: George Gallet, page 552:
      La legende eſt la même à toutes les deux [côtez de ce medaille], & eſt compriſe en ce mot, ΣΥΜΑΙΩΝ, c’eſt-à-dire, des Syméens.
      The inscription is the same on both , and is comprehended in this word, ΣΥΜΑΙΩΝ, that is to say, of the Symaeans.