Chian

Chian
/kuy"euhn/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to Chios or its inhabitants.
n.
2. a native or inhabitant of Chios.
[1625-35; CHI(OS) + -AN]

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  • Chian wine — (pronounced /ˈkaɪ.ən/) is wine from the Greek island of Chios. It was among the most prized wines of classical antiquity, and, according to Theopompus and Greek mythology, was the first red wine, then called black wine .[1][2] Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

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  • Chian turpentine — Chian Chi ana. [L. chius, fr. Chios the island Chios, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the [AE]gean Sea. [1913 Webster] {Chian earth}, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Chian earth — Earth Earth ([ e]rth), n. [AS. eor[eth]e; akin to OS. ertha, OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. j[ o]r[eth], Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. a[=i]r[thorn]a, OHG. ero, Gr. ?, adv., to earth, and perh. to E. ear to plow.] 1. The globe or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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