Meanings
Lunan1
Lunan2
Lunan3
plural Lunans
- literatureSynonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).
Relations between Terra and Luna had been strained since the Lunans had eaten Neil Armstrong in 1960.
2012, A. Lee Martinez, Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain1 more example
Despite the war games, the Jovans considered themselves invincible, and the Lunans were their only worthy opponent in the solar system. Having their own ships blown up in orbit by unknown forces, the Lunans were no longer transgressors.
2014, William Tedford, Battlefields of SilenceSynonyms: Lunarian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).
Origin
Lunan · proper noun
- Proto-Celtic*loukos“shining, white”
- Scottish Gaelicinbhir“estuary”
- EnglishLunan
Formerly Inuerlunan, equivalent to Scottish Gaelic inbhir (“estuary”) + Lunan Water. The river-name itself is, per King (2007), from a Pictish reflex of Proto-Celtic *loukos (“shining, white”).
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Lunan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lunan
“Lunan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lunan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lunan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lunan.
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