"-ian" meaning in English

See -ian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /i.ən/ Forms: -ian
Head templates: {{suffix}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you add -ian to a noun, you create an adjective or a noun that means "of or related to" that noun, often used to show nationality, profession, or relationship.
    Sense id: simple--ian-en-suffix-qpAArt91
     
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A musician is someone who makes music."
        },
        {
          "text": "An Italian is someone from Italy."
        },
        {
          "text": "A Historian is a person who studies history."
        },
        {
          "text": "If someone or something is Canadian they're from Canada."
        },
        {
          "text": "A Freudian idea is one related to Sigmund Freud."
        }
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    }
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        {
          "text": "A musician is someone who makes music."
        },
        {
          "text": "An Italian is someone from Italy."
        },
        {
          "text": "A Historian is a person who studies history."
        },
        {
          "text": "If someone or something is Canadian they're from Canada."
        },
        {
          "text": "A Freudian idea is one related to Sigmund Freud."
        }
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      ]
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    {
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    }
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}

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