Dacian

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UK/ˈdeɪsɪən/UK/ˈdeɪʃən/

noun

a member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia.

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Daco-
OriginLatin Dacia →
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Meanings

nounDacian (plural Dacians)

plural Dacians

  1. historicala member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia.
  2. obsoletea Dane, Denmark having been known as Dacia in Medieval Latin.
  3. poeticrarea Romanian.
proper noun
  1. An extinct Indo-European language spoken by the people of Dacia.
  2. geographyAn age from 5.332 ± 0.005 to 3.600 ± 0.005 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pliocene.
adjectiveDacian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians.

    Synonyms: Daco-

  2. not comparablepoeticrareOf or pertaining to Romania or Romanians.
  3. not comparableobsoleteOf or pertaining to Denmark or the Danes.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians.

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Daco-

Origin

  1. LatinDacia“Dacia”
  2. EnglishDacian

From Dacia + -an, from Latin Dacia (“Dacia”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Δάκης
  • Δάκης (Dákēs)member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
Catalan daci, daci
  • dacimember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • dacilanguage
  • daciOf or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
Dutch Daciër, Dacisch
  • Daciërmember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Dacischlanguage
Finnish daaki, daakialainen
  • daakimember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • daakialainenmember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • daakialanguage
  • daakian kielilanguage
French Dace
  • Dacemember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
German Daker, Dakerin
  • Dakermember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Dakerinmember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Dakischlanguage
  • dakischOf or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
Hindi डेसियाई, डेसियाई
  • डेसियाई (ḍesiyāī)member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • डेसियाई (ḍesiyāī)language
  • डेसियाई (ḍesiyāī)Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
Hungarian dák, dák
  • dákmember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • dáklanguage
  • dákOf or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
Irish Dáiciach, Dáicis
  • Dáiciachmember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Dáicislanguage
  • DáiciachOf or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
Italian daco
  • dacomember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
Latin Dacus
  • Dacusmember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
Portuguese dácio, dácio
  • dáciomember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • dáciolanguage
  • dácioOf or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
Romanian dac, limba dacă
  • dacmember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • limba dacălanguage
Russian дакский
  • дакский (dakskij)language
Spanish dacio, dacio
  • daciomember of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • dacioOf or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians

Rhymes & wordplay

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Dacian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dacian

MLA

“Dacian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dacian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dacian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dacian.

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