"Cerean" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Cerean (not comparable)
  1. pertaining to Ceres Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Celestial inhabitants
    Sense id: en-Cerean-en-adj-mR09M6vA Disambiguation of Celestial inhabitants: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Cererian, Cererean

Noun [English]

Forms: Cereans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cerean (plural Cereans)
  1. A native or inhabitant of Ceres Categories (topical): Celestial inhabitants
    Sense id: en-Cerean-en-noun-wpokgJSz Disambiguation of Celestial inhabitants: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Cererian, Cererean

Inflected forms

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