Carian

Ca·ri·an
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UK/ˈkɛː.ɹɪ.ən/UK/ˈkɛə.ɹɪ.ən/US/ˈkɛɹ.i.ən/US/ˈkɛɚ.i.ən/

noun

A native or inhabitant of ancient Caria.

OriginEnglish Caria ← Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā) →
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Meanings

Carian1

nounCarian (plural Carians)

plural Carians

  1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Caria.
proper noun
  1. An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian subgroup.
adjectiveCarian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, or relating to Caria, or its people, language or culture.

Carian2

nounCarian (plural Carians)

plural Carians

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Karen (“member of ethnic group of southeast Asia”).

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΚᾱ́ρ (Kā́r)
  2. Ancient GreekΚᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā)
  3. EnglishCaria
  4. EnglishCarian

From Caria + -an.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Κάρ, Καρικός
  • Κάρ (Kár)native or inhabitant of ancient Caria
  • Καρικός (Karikós)of, or relating to Caria
German Karer, Karerin
  • Karernative or inhabitant of ancient Caria
  • Karerinnative or inhabitant of ancient Caria
  • Karischlanguage
  • karischof, or relating to Caria
Latin Caricus
  • Caricusof, or relating to Caria
Polish karyjski, karyjski
  • karyjskilanguage
  • karyjskiof, or relating to Caria
Russian карийский
  • карийский (karijskij)language
Swedish kariska, karisk
  • kariskalanguage
  • kariskof, or relating to Caria

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Carian

BulgarianvegetarianhumanitarianlibrarianpresbyterianovarianlibertarianMarianunitarianDariensectarianagrariantotalitarianAryanvaleriancontrarianaquarianproletarianSumeriancaesareanarionDariantrinitarianBolivarian
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Anagrams

carinaarnicaCiaranacinarAnciraAricannaricaArcaniCarnia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Carian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.