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Dacian

adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈdeɪsɪən/
  • UK: /ˈdeɪʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈdeɪʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to Romania or Romanians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, poetic, rare

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or pertaining to Denmark or the Danes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

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4

name

Meaning 4

An extinct Indo-European language spoken by the people of Dacia.

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5

name

Meaning 5

An age from 5.332 ± 0.005 to 3.600 ± 0.005 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pliocene.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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6

noun

Meaning 6

a member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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7

noun

Meaning 7

a Dane, Denmark having been known as Dacia in Medieval Latin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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8

noun

Meaning 8

a Romanian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: poetic, rare

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History

Etymology

From Dacia + -an, from Latin Dacia (“Dacia”).

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: daci — Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
  • Galician: dacio — Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
  • German: dakisch — Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
  • Hindi: डेसियाई (ḍesiyāī) — Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
  • Hungarian: dák — Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
  • Irish: Dáiciach — Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
  • Marathi: डेसियन (ḍesiyan) — Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
  • Portuguese: dácio — Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
  • Spanish: dacio — Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians
  • Catalan: daci — language
  • Dutch: Dacisch — language
  • Finnish: daakia — language
  • Finnish: daakian kieli — language
  • German: Dakisch — language
  • Hindi: डेसियाई (ḍesiyāī) — language
  • Hungarian: dák — language
  • Irish: Dáicis — language
  • Marathi: डेसियन (ḍesiyan) — language
  • Portuguese: dácio — language
  • Romanian: limba dacă — language
  • Russian: дакский (dakskij) — language
  • Albanian: dak — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Catalan: daci — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Dutch: Daciër — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Finnish: daaki — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Finnish: daakialainen — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • French: Dace — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Galician: dacio — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • German: Daker — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • German: Dakerin — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Ancient Greek: Δάκης (Dákēs) — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Hindi: डेसियाई (ḍesiyāī) — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Hungarian: dák — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Irish: Dáiciach — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Italian: daco — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Latin: Dacus — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Marathi: डेसियन (ḍesiyan) — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Portuguese: dácio — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Romanian: dac — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
  • Spanish: dacio — member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia
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