"Mervian" meaning in English

See Mervian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Mervian [comparative], most Mervian [superlative]
Etymology: From Merv + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Merv|ian}} Merv + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Mervian (comparative more Mervian, superlative most Mervian)
  1. (now chiefly historical) Of or related to Merv, the oasis and city of Mary, Uzbekistan. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Mervian-en-adj--Vjk13QA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13

Noun

Forms: Mervians [plural]
Etymology: From Merv + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Merv|ian}} Merv + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mervian (plural Mervians)
  1. (now chiefly historical) A person of Merv. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Mervian-en-noun-2RSiLYyH

Inflected forms

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