Salian

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/ˈseɪ.li.ən/

noun

A member of the Salii, the chief priests of Mars in ancient Rome.

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SaliiSalicSaliqueSalian Frank
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Meanings

Salian1

nounSalian (plural Salians)

plural Salians

  1. historicalA member of the Salii, the chief priests of Mars in ancient Rome.

    Synonyms: Salii

adjectiveSalian (comparative more Salian, superlative most Salian)

comparative more Salian · superlative most Salian

  1. historicalOf or related to the Salii, the priests of Mars in ancient Rome.

Salian2

nounSalian (plural Salians)

plural Salians

  1. historicalA person belonging to the German and Frankish tribes near the IJssel River in antiquity.

    Synonyms: Salii

  2. historicalA member of a German royal dynasty of the 11th–12th centuries.
adjectiveSalian (comparative more Salian, superlative most Salian)

comparative more Salian · superlative most Salian

  1. historicalOf or related to the Salii, the Salian people.

    Synonyms: Salic, Salique

  2. historicalOf or related to the Salian dynasty.

    Synonyms: Salic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of the Salii, the chief priests of Mars in ancient Rome.

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Salii

nounA person belonging to the German and Frankish tribes near the IJssel River in antiquity.

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Salii

adjectiveOf or related to the Salii, the Salian people.

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SalicSalique

adjectiveOf or related to the Salian dynasty.

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Salic

More synonyms by meaning

nouna member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD

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Salian Frank
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Frank
Also see
salic

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Origin

Salian · noun, adjective

  1. LatinSalianus
  2. EnglishSalian

From Latin Salianus, from Salii + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from salīre (“to jump, to leap”) + -īus (“-y: forming adjectives”).

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Salian · noun, adjective

  1. LatinSalianus
  2. EnglishSalian

From Latin Salianus, from Salii + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from Sala (“the IJssel River”) + -īus (“-y: forming adjectives”). Cognate with Salic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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AlanissalinaAslianinasal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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