Definitions for salianˈseɪ li ən, ˈseɪl yən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Sa•li•anˈseɪ li ən, ˈseɪl yən(adj.)

  1. of, pertaining to, or denoting a major division of the Franks, settled mainly between the Meuse and Scheldt rivers by a.d. c400.

    Category: Peoples

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Salian Frank, Salian(noun)

    a member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD

Wiktionary

  1. Salian(Noun)

    A member of a Frankish people of the 4th century who lived on the Ijssel river.

  2. Salian(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to the Salian people.

  3. Origin: Salii (from Sala) + -an

Webster Dictionary

  1. Salian(adj)

    denoting a tribe of Franks who established themselves early in the fourth century on the river Sala [now Yssel]; Salic

  2. Salian(noun)

    a Salian Frank


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