"Middle-earthian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Middle-earthian [comparative], most Middle-earthian [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle-earth + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Middle-earth|ian}} Middle-earth + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} Middle-earthian (comparative more Middle-earthian, superlative most Middle-earthian)
  1. Of, resembling, or characteristic of, Middle-earth.
    Sense id: en-Middle-earthian-en-adj-hUb34lf7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Middle-Earthian

Noun [English]

Forms: Middle-earthians [plural]
Etymology: From Middle-earth + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Middle-earth|ian}} Middle-earth + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} Middle-earthian (plural Middle-earthians)
  1. An inhabitant of Middle-earth. Categories (topical): J. R. R. Tolkien Synonyms: Middle-earther
    Sense id: en-Middle-earthian-en-noun-RnETbEqd Disambiguation of J. R. R. Tolkien: 25 75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Middle-Earthian

Inflected forms

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