Definition of Dardanian

1. Noun. A native of ancient Troy.

Exact synonyms: Dardan, Trojan
Group relationships: Ilion, Ilium, Troy
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic

Definition of Dardanian

1. a. & n. Trojan.

Definition of Dardanian

1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Dardania. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dardanian

Daphne mezereum
Dapsang
Daqing
Dar al-Islam
Dar al-harb
Dar es Salaam
Dara
Darby
Darbyite
Darbyites
Darcy
Dard
Dardan
Dardanelles
Dardanelles campaign
Dardanian (current term)
Dardanians
Dardanus
Dardic
Dardic language
Dards
Darfur
Dargwa
Dari
Dari Persian
Daria
Darian
Daricon
Darien
Darier

Literary usage of Dardanian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Virgil by Virgil, John Dryden, John Carey, Knightly Chetwood (1803)
"... of heav'n, divine Dardanian race'. :v.! The sun, revolving through th' etherial space, 60K The shining circle of the year has fill'd, ..."

2. Anitquarian Researches in Illyricum by John Evans Arthur (1883)
"The Ostrogoths turned towards Italy and the Dardanian wastes were left awhile ... To the last, however, the old Dardanian capital maintained its supremacy ..."

3. Troy: A Study in Homeric Geography by Walter Leaf (1912)
"The name Trojan, as that of the predominant partner, no doubt may include Dardanian ;J but Dardanian is never used for Trojan. ..."

4. The Unity of Homer by John Adams Scott (1921)
"that a Dardanian man slew Protesilaus. This cannot refer to Hector, since Homer never uses the word Dardanian for Trojan.7 The author of the Cypria, ..."

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