10-letter words containing ian
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
- practician — a practitioner or practiser of any profession, skill, or art
- praetorian — of or relating to a praetor.
- preexilian — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- pro-indian — Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- psalterian — psalm-like
- quintilian — (Marcus Fabius Quintilianus) a.d. c35–c95, Roman rhetorician.
- quotidians — Plural form of quotidian.
- rampallian — a scoundrel, wretch, rascal
- red indian — a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- ruffianish — like a ruffian
- ruffianism — conduct befitting a ruffian.
- rumfustian — a type of spiced nightcap made with beer
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- ruritanian — a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as the setting for a fairy tale, costume drama, comic operetta, or the like.
- russianize — to make Russian; impart Russian characteristics to.
- sabinianus — died a.d. 606, pope 604–606.
- salientian — belonging or pertaining to the superorder Salientia, comprising the frogs and toads (order Anura) and extinct species.
- salpingian — a trumpet-shaped tube, as a Fallopian or Eustachian tube.
- sanitarian — sanitary; clean and wholesome.
- scillonian — of or relating to the Scilly Isles or their inhabitants
- semiannual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- seminarian — a student in a theological seminary.
- shahaptian — Sahaptian
- shylockian — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- si-ma qian — ?145–?85 bc, Chinese historian, author of the Shih-chi, a history of China from earliest times to the 2nd century bc, usually considered the greatest historical work in Chinese
- signifiant — signifier (def 2).
- skinnerian — a psychologist who follows behaviorist theories developed by B. F. Skinner.
- solifidian — a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
- solitarian — a hermit
- spencerian — pertaining to or characteristic of a system of penmanship, characterized by clear, rounded letters slanting to the right.
- spenserian — of or characteristic of Spenser or his work.
- stentorian — very loud or powerful in sound: a stentorian voice.
- stigmarian — belonging to, resembling, or containing fossils of the genus Sigillaria
- subclavian — situated or extending beneath the clavicle, as certain arteries or veins.
- submediant — the sixth tone of a diatonic scale, being midway between the subdominant and the upper tonic.
- sungchiang — Older Spelling. Songjiang.
- supergiant — Astronomy. supergiant star.
- suppliance — appeal; entreaty; plea; supplication: He knelt in an attitude of suppliance.
- suppliancy — suppliance2 .
- suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- symmetrian — an advocate of symmetry
- technician — a person who is trained or skilled in the technicalities of a subject.
- tertullian — (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus) a.d. c160–c230, Carthaginian theologian.
- thalassian — a sea turtle
- theodosian — of or relating to Theodosius I, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire.
- theologian — a person versed in theology, especially Christian theology; divine.
- thessalian — a region in E Greece: a former division of ancient Greece. 5208 sq. mi. (14,490 sq. km).