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Icarian

[ ih-kair-ee-uhn, ahy-kair- ]
/ ɪË?kɛər i É™n, aɪË?kɛər- /
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adjective

of or like Icarus.
of or relating to Icaria or its inhabitants.

noun

an inhabitant of Icaria.

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Origin of Icarian

1585–95; <Latin Īcari(us) (<Greek Īkários of Icarus) + -an

Words nearby Icarian

I came, I saw, I conquered, ICANN, I cannot tell a lie, ICAO, Icaria, Icarian, Icarian Sea, Icarus, ICBM, ICC, ICD
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British Dictionary definitions for Icarian (1 of 2)

Icarian1
/ (aɪË?kɛərɪən, ɪ-) /

adjective

of or relating to Icarus

British Dictionary definitions for Icarian (2 of 2)

Icarian2
/ (aɪË?kɛərɪən, ɪ-) /

adjective

of or relating to Icaria or its inhabitants

noun

an inhabitant of Icaria
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