Milesian

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/maɪˈliːzɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mi lē′zhən, -shən, mī-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mi•le•sian  (mi lē′zhən, -shən, mī-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Mythology, Ancient Historyof or pertaining to Miletus.
  2. Philosophynoting or pertaining to a school of philosophers of the late 7th to early 5th centuries b.c.,including Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes, which was primarily concerned with the nature of matter and change.

n. 
  1. Place Names, Ancient Historya native of Miletus.
  • Latin Milēsi(us) inhabitant of miletus + -an
  • 1540–50

Mi•le•sian  (mi lē′zhən, -shən, mī-),USA pronunciation n. [Irish Legend.]
  1. any of the race of people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people.
  2. (sometimes l.c.) an Irishman.

adj. 
  1. (sometimes l.c.) Irish.
  • Milēsi(us) (Latinization of Irish Miled, legendary Spanish king) + -an 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Milesian /maɪˈliːzɪən/ adj
  1. of or relating to Miletus
 n
  1. an inhabitant of Miletus
Etymology: via Latin from Greek Milēsios

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