- Hesperian
- Hesperian Hes*pe"ri*an, n. A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] --J. Barlow. [1913 Webster]
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Hesperian — Hes*pe ri*an, a. [L. hesperius, fr. hesperus the evening star, Gr. ? evening, ? ? the evening star. Cf. {Vesper}.] Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hesperian — Hes*pe ri*an, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called {Hesperid[ae]}, or skippers. n. Any one of the numerous species of {Hesperid[ae]}; a skipper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hesperian — [hes pir′ē ən] adj. [< L Hesperius < Gr Hesperios, of Hesperus, western, evening < Hesperos, the evening star < IE * wesperos, evening: see VESPER] 1. of Hesperia 2. western; occidental 3. Old Poet. of the Hesperides … English World dictionary
Hesperian Press — is a locally owned and operated book publisher in Perth, Western Australia.It began 1969 when its principal, Peter Bridge, first published technical material. Hesperian now has a book list of more than 300 titles, with up to 20 works in progress… … Wikipedia
Hesperian Foundation — The Hesperian Foundation is a nongovernmental non profit organization publishing health guides for trained and untrained people to care for themselves and others. The foundation is based in Berkeley, California. Among their best selling… … Wikipedia
Hesperian — adjective Etymology: Latin Hesperia, the west, from Greek, from feminine of hesperios of the evening, western, from hesperos evening more at west Date: 15th century western, occidental … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hesperian — /he spear ee euhn/, adj. 1. western; occidental. 2. of or pertaining to the Hesperides. n. 3. a native or inhabitant of a western land. [1540 50; < L Hesperi(us) of, toward the West ( < Gk hespérios western, deriv. of hésperos evening, HESPERUS)… … Universalium
Hesperian — 1. adjective a) of or relating to the land where the sun sets; western b) of or related to the nymphs 2. noun a) an inhabitant of the western lands b) a butte … Wiktionary
hesperian — adj. western, occidental, of or related to the west; having the characteristics of countries of the western half of the globe or Europe; (Zoology) of or pertaining to the butterfly family called Hesperidae n. occidental, native or resident of a… … English contemporary dictionary
Hesperian — [hɛ spɪərɪən] adjective 1》 Greek Mythology of or concerning the Hesperides, a group of nymphs who guarded the garden of golden apples at the western extremity of the earth. 2》 literary western. Origin C15: from L. hesperius (from Gk hesperios,… … English new terms dictionary
