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paralian.

someone who lives by the sea

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. someone who lives by the sea

    rare
  2. a member of an ancient Greek people who lived by the Athenian coast in the 6th century B.C.E.

Where this word comes from

Early 18th-century adoption into English as a common noun, with its earliest use credited to Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton. From Ancient Greek Παράλιος (Parálios, “Paralian”), from παράλιος (parálios, “coastal, maritime”), from παρα- (para-, “beside, next to”) + ἅλς (háls, “salt, seawater”) + -ιος (-ios, adjectival suffix).

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