samian

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Sa=mi=an

CIDE DICTIONARY

samian, a. [L. Samius.].

 Of or pertaining to the island of Samos.  [1913 Webster]
"Fill high the cup with Samian wine."  [1913 Webster]

Samian earth, a species of clay from Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.

samian, n. 

 A native or inhabitant of Samos.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

samian, n. & adj.
--n. a native or inhabitant of Samos, an island in the Aegean sea.
--adj. of Samos.

Idiom

Samian ware fine red pottery from various parts of the Roman Empire, esp. Gaulish pottery often found on Roman sites in Britain.

Etymology

L Samius f. Gk Samios Samos