-itan

suffix

Forming adjectives, typically from a place ending in -polis.

OriginLatin -ītānus →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Forming adjectives, typically from a place ending in -polis.

Origin

  1. Latin-ītānus
  2. English-itan

Borrowed from Latin -ītānus.

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APA

-itan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-itan

MLA

“-itan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-itan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-itan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-itan.

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