"Chesterian" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Chesterian [canonical]
Etymology: From Chester + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Chester|ian}} Chester + -ian Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Chesterian
  1. (geology) An age from 333 to 318.1 million years ago, a subdivision of the Carboniferous.
    Sense id: en-Chesterian-en-name-ToDvk1Hj Categories (other): Geology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 64 36 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Noun

Forms: Chesterians [plural]
Etymology: From Chester + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Chester|ian}} Chester + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chesterian (plural Chesterians)
  1. A native or inhabitant of Chester.
    Sense id: en-Chesterian-en-noun-9o5IZw1I Categories (other): Demonyms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64

Inflected forms

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