Hesperian

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hɛˈspɪərɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(he spēr′ē ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Hes•pe•ri•an  (he spēr′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. western;
    occidental.
  2. Mythologyof or pertaining to the Hesperides.

n. 
  1. a native or inhabitant of a western land.
  • Greek hespérios western, derivative of hésperos evening, Hesperus) + -an
  • Latin Hesperi(us) of, toward the West (
  • 1540–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hesperian /hɛˈspɪərɪən/ adj
  1. poetic western
  2. of or relating to the Hesperides
'Hesperian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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