Thesaurus: hesperian
Western; being in the west; occidental.
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Definitions
- a. Western; being in the west; occidental.
- n. A native or an inhabitant of a western country.
- a. Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperidae, or skippers.
- n. Any one of the numerous species of Hesperidae; a skipper.
- adj. denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
- Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] Milton. A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] J. Barlow. Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperidæ, or skippers. -- n. Any one of the numerous species of Hesperidæ; a skipper.
- Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] Milton.
- s denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere