Celebesian

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adjective

Of or relating to Celebes; Sulawesian.

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Meanings

adjectiveCelebesian (comparative more Celebesian, superlative most Celebesian)

comparative more Celebesian · superlative most Celebesian

  1. datedOf or relating to Celebes; Sulawesian.

    I now propose to examine the best known groups of Celebesian animals in some detail, to study their relations to those of other islands, and to call attention to the many points of interest which they suggest.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 425
nounCelebesian (plural Celebesians)

plural Celebesians

  1. datedSulawesian

Origin

From Celebes + -ian.

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APA

Celebesian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celebesian

MLA

“Celebesian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celebesian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Celebesian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celebesian.

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