fistiana

fist·i·an·a
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/fɪstɪˈɑːnə//fɪstɪˈænə//fɪstɪˈeɪnə/

noun

Things related to the sport of boxing.

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Meanings

nounfistiana pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThings related to the sport of boxing.

    ...Heenan's friends urged him to issue a challenge to Tom Sayers, British title holder, for the highest honors in fistiana.

    2001, Nat Fleischer, Sam Andre, Don Rafael, Nigel Collins, An Illustrated History of Boxing
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    Then came the necessary preliminaries — the finding of a place in which to train; the securing of an expert boxer to instruct me in the art of fistiana...

    1915, Joseph K Griffis, Tahan, Out of Savagery Into Civilization

Origin

From fist + -iana.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fistiana

MontanaBotswanaghanaanadanaGuyananirvanaAmericanamanananaTijuanaiguanacabanapranaTiranaarcanakanaohanayanaAfricanabrewerianaDisneyanakatakanaliana
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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