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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Milesian

· Mi·le·sian · IPA /mʌɪˈliːzɪən/
01 a. Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants.(Anc. Geog.)
  2. 2.
    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.(Irish Legendary Hist.)
02 n. A native or inhabitant of Miletus.
  1. 1.
    A native or inhabitant of Miletus.
  2. 2.
    A native or inhabitant of Ireland.