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单词 Nitrian
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Definition of Nitrian in English:

Nitrian

adjective ˈnɪtrɪən
  • Of, relating to, or designating the desert region of Nitria, to the west of Cairo in Egypt, especially as the place of settlement of a group of ascetic Christian hermit monks in the 4th cent.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From the name of the region of Nitria (Byzantine Greek Νιτρία, Hellenistic Greek Νιτρίαι (Strabo)) in Egypt + -an.

Definition of Nitrian in US English:

Nitrian

adjectiveˈnɪtrɪən
  • Of, relating to, or designating the desert region of Nitria, to the west of Cairo in Egypt, especially as the place of settlement of a group of ascetic Christian hermit monks in the 4th cent.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From the name of the region of Nitria (Byzantine Greek Νιτρία, Hellenistic Greek Νιτρίαι (Strabo)) in Egypt + -an.

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