"Minyan" meaning in English

See Minyan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mɪˈnaɪən/
Etymology: From Latin Minyes (from Ancient Greek Μινύες (Minúes)) + -an. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Minyes}} Latin Minyes, {{der|en|grc|Μινύες}} Ancient Greek Μινύες (Minúes), {{af|en|-an}} -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Minyan (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the Minyans. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Minyan-en-adj-E3hMq4MC Categories (other): 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: 73 19 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 22 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 18 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /mɪˈnaɪən/
Head templates: {{en-prop}} Minyan
  1. A surname from ? Derived forms: Minyan ware
    Sense id: en-Minyan-en-name-Hfg~ELx8 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /mɪˈnaɪən/ Forms: Minyans [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Minyes (from Ancient Greek Μινύες (Minúes)) + -an. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Minyes}} Latin Minyes, {{der|en|grc|Μινύες}} Ancient Greek Μινύες (Minúes), {{af|en|-an}} -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Minyan (plural Minyans)
  1. (Greek mythology) A member of a race said to be autochthonous to the Aegean area. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Minyan-en-noun-F9JBBW1Y Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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