chian

1. 1.

   of or relating to Chios

Other forms of chian

comparative

chianer·

superlative

chianest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chian

What does chian mean?

chian means "of or relating to Chios".

How many syllables are in chian?

chian has 2 syllables: chi-an. The stress falls on "chi".

Is chian a common word?

chian is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.