"Messenian" meaning in English

See Messenian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Messenia + -an. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Messenia|-an|text=+|tree=1}} From Messenia + -an. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Messenian (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to Messenia. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or relating to Messenia): messènic (Catalan), messenico (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Messenian-en-adj-9ZFzlQGl Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Odia translations, Greek demonyms Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Greek demonyms: 49 51

Noun

Forms: Messenians [plural]
Etymology: From Messenia + -an. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Messenia|-an|text=+|tree=1}} From Messenia + -an. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Messenian (plural Messenians)
  1. An inhabitant or resident of Messenia. Translations (inhabitant of Messenia): Messeniensis (Latin), ମେସେନିଆନ୍ (meseniān) (Odia)
    Sense id: en-Messenian-en-noun-zQb-nb-P Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Odia translations, Greek demonyms Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Greek demonyms: 49 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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