Words that rhyme with abyssinian
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aeon
n 1: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe [syn: eon, aeon] 2: the longest division of geological time [syn: eon, aeon] 3: an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago" [syn: eon, aeon] -
cyclopean
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling the Cyclops; "Cyclopean eye" -
caribbean
n 1: an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream [syn: Caribbean, Caribbean Sea] 2: region including the Caribbean Islands -
himalayan
adj 1: of or relating to the Himalayas; "Himalayan peaks" -
rubicon
n 1: the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war 2: a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment [syn: Rubicon, point of no return] -
achaean
adj 1: of or relating to Achaea or its ancient Greek people n 1: a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks [syn: Achaean, Achaian] 2: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea [syn: Achaean, Arcado-Cyprians] -
andean
adj 1: relating to the Andes and their inhabitants -
dantean
adj 1: of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings [syn: Dantean, Dantesque] -
etruscan
n 1: a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC) -
archaean
adj 1: of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon [syn: archean, archaean] -
chaldean
adj 1: of or relating to ancient Chaldea or its people or language or culture [syn: Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee] n 1: a wise man skilled in occult learning [syn: Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee] 2: an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea [syn: Chaldean, Chaldaean, Chaldee] -
linnaean
adj 1: of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed [syn: Linnaean, Linnean] -
mandaean
adj 1: of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture [syn: Mandaean, Mandean] n 1: a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah [syn: Mandaean, Mandean] 2: the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans [syn: Mandaean, Mandean] -
hebridean
adj 1: of or relating to the Hebrides -
sisyphean
adj 1: of or relating to Sisyphus 2: both extremely effortful and futile -
american
adj 1: of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream" 2: of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna" n 1: a native or inhabitant of the United States 2: the English language as used in the United States [syn: American English, American language, American] 3: a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country -
darwinian
adj 1: of or relating to Charles Darwin's theory of organic evolution; "Darwinian theories" n 1: an advocate of Darwinism -
argentinian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: Argentine, Argentinian] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Argentina -
augustinian
n 1: a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders -
carolinian
n 1: a native or resident of the Carolinas -
carthaginian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace" [syn: Carthaginian, Punic] n 1: a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage -
palestinian
adj 1: of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants; "Palestinian guerrillas" n 1: a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine [syn: Palestinian, Palestinian Arab] -
strachan
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molluscan
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paeon
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cadmean
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orphean
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rugbeian
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sabaean
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hasmonean
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nabataean
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tacitean
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finian
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flaminian
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shahinian
See also abyssinian definition and abyssinian synonyms
