Milesian
adjective (1)
Mi·le·sian
| \ mə̇ˈlēzhən, (ˈ)mī¦l-, -ēshən\
Definition of Milesian
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
: of or belonging to the ancient city of Miletus, Asia Minor, or to its residents
2
: belonging or relating to a Milesian school of nature philosophers of the 6th century b.c. who were mainly concerned with the basal stuff of which the world is made — compare anaximandrian , thalesian
Milesian
noun (1)
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plural -s
Definition of Milesian (Entry 2 of 4)
1
: a native or resident of ancient Miletus
2
: a member of the Milesian school
Milesian
adjective (2)
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Definition of Milesian (Entry 3 of 4)
: belonging or relating to the legendary earliest Celts of Ireland
broadly
: irish
the banshee haunts only members of the high Milesian race — Padraic Colum