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paralian

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

someone who lives by the sea

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

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Meaning 2

a member of an ancient Greek people who lived by the Athenian coast in the 6th century B.C.E.

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History

Etymology

Early 18th-century adoption into English as a common noun, with its earliest use credited to Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton. From Ancient Greek Παράλιος (Parálios, “Paralian”), from παράλιος (parálios, “coastal, maritime”), from παρα- (para-, “beside, next to”) + ἅλς (háls, “salt, seawater”) + -ιος (-ios, adjectival suffix).