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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chian \Chi"an\a. [L. chius, fr Chios the island Chios, Gr ?.] Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the [AE]gean Sea. {Chian earth}, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic. {Chian turpentine}, a fragrant, almost transparent turpentine, obtained from the {Pistacia Terebinthus}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Chian adj : of or relating to Chios [syn: {Chian}]
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