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Definition of Dardanian
1. Noun. A native of ancient Troy.
Group relationships: Ilion, Ilium, Troy
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
Definition of Dardanian
1. a. & n. Trojan.
Definition of Dardanian
1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Dardania. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dardanian
Literary usage of Dardanian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Virgil by Virgil, John Dryden, John Carey, Knightly Chetwood (1803)
"... of heav'n, divine Dardanian race'. :v.! The sun, revolving through th' etherial
space, 60K The shining circle of the year has fill'd, ..."
2. Anitquarian Researches in Illyricum by John Evans Arthur (1883)
"The Ostrogoths turned towards Italy and the Dardanian wastes were left awhile
... To the last, however, the old Dardanian capital maintained its supremacy ..."
3. Troy: A Study in Homeric Geography by Walter Leaf (1912)
"The name Trojan, as that of the predominant partner, no doubt may include
Dardanian ;J but Dardanian is never used for Trojan. ..."
4. The Unity of Homer by John Adams Scott (1921)
"that a Dardanian man slew Protesilaus. This cannot refer to Hector, since Homer
never uses the word Dardanian for Trojan.7 The author of the Cypria, ..."
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