Definitions for Delian

Delian De·li·an

Spelling: [dee-lee-uh n, deel-yuh n]
IPA: /ˈdi li ən, ˈdil yən/

Delian is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 165 anagrams from letters in Delian (adeiln).

Definitions for Delian

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Delos.

adjective

  1. pertaining to Delos.

Origin of Delian

1615-25; Latin Dēli(us) (Greek Dḗlios) + -an

Examples for Delian

With dance and song the Delian maidens still hailed the divinity of Lt's son.

The tables were made of Thuja-root, with claws of ivory or Delian bronze.

Hence she had founded the Delian league of the maritime states, to hold the seas against Persia.

The Delian legend of the Hyperboreans may be thought to point in this direction.

Delian feasts were those which the Athenian, and the other Greek states celebrated every four years at Delos.

As a whole, the spirit of the piece is much more Delian (Ionian) than Delphic.

As a member of the second Delian League it was again controlled by a garrison and an archon.

Thus, almost automatically, the Delian League converted itself into an Athenian empire.

Then he triumphantly dedicated his flagship to the Delian Apollo.

And with the Delian nymphs shall I celebrate in song the golden chaplet and bow of Diana?

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