"Mahanian" meaning in English

See Mahanian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Mahanian [comparative], most Mahanian [superlative]
Etymology: Mahan + -ian Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Mahan|-ian}} Mahan + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Mahanian (comparative more Mahanian, superlative most Mahanian)
  1. Relating to or characterized by the ideas of American naval historian Alfred Thayer Mahan, who believed that naval power was essential to the success of a great power and produced influential writings on naval strategy.
    Sense id: en-Mahanian-en-adj-J3qPrp0G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 45 55

Noun

Forms: Mahanians [plural]
Etymology: Mahan + -ian Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Mahan|-ian}} Mahan + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mahanian (plural Mahanians)
  1. A follower of Mahan's ideas. Related terms: Mahanianism
    Sense id: en-Mahanian-en-noun-SSjMZgYH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 45 55

Inflected forms

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