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Thesaurus: hesperian

Western; being in the west; occidental.

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  1. a. Western; being in the west; occidental.
  2. n. A native or an inhabitant of a western country.
  3. a. Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called Hesperidae, or skippers.
  4. n. Any one of the numerous species of Hesperidae; a skipper.
  5. adj. denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
  6. 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.
  7. Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] Milton.
  8. s denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere