Hesperian

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. [L. hesperius, fr. hesperus the
     evening star, Gr. ? evening, ? ? the evening star. Cf.
     {Vesper}.]
     Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, n.
     A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] --J.
     Barlow.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called
     {Hesperid[ae]}, or skippers. -- n. Any one of the numerous
     species of {Hesperidae}; a skipper.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hesperian
       adj : denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the
             Western Hemisphere; "occidental civilization";
             "Hesperian culture" [syn: {occidental}]