"Barcan" meaning in English

See Barcan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Barca + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Barca|-an}} Barca + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Barcan (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to the Barca dynasty of Carthage. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Barcan-en-adj-pKlYSeDy
  2. Of or relating to Barca, the former name of Marj, Libya. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Barcan-en-adj-kJlAjnTY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Barcan
  1. A surname Derived forms: Barcan formula
    Sense id: en-Barcan-en-name-iong5iVh Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 23 35 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 15 18 47 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 11 63 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 70 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Barcans [plural]
Etymology: From Barca + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Barca|-an}} Barca + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Barcan (plural Barcans)
  1. A member of the Barca dynasty of Carthage.
    Sense id: en-Barcan-en-noun-qLwa1Xeb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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