Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Samos, an island in the Ægean Sea, west of Asia Minor, now forming a principality tributary to Turkey.
- A native or an inhabitant of Samos. Also Samiot, Samiote.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the island of Samos.
- adjective a species of clay from Samos, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Samos.
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Examples
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It didn't do as well with 'samian ware' - the categories picked up all sorts of places and peoples, (and randomly 'American Films'), but while the search results all say that it's 'a kind of bright red Roman pottery 'that's not reflected in the categories.
Archive 2008-07-01 Mia 2008
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It didn't do as well with 'samian ware' - the categories picked up all sorts of places and peoples, (and randomly 'American Films'), but while the search results all say that it's 'a kind of bright red Roman pottery 'that's not reflected in the categories.
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Incidentally, most of the results listed for 'samian ware' are just recycled entries from Wikipedia.
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Incidentally, most of the results listed for 'samian ware' are just recycled entries from Wikipedia.
Archive 2008-07-01 Mia 2008
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With planes (fire-fighting aircraft Canadair CL-215), one huge helicopter (russian MIL MI-26), several firebrigades and many firefighters the fire was defeated within short time showing the skills and expertise of the samian firemen.
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i thought it vanished when obama became president! 'going to soothe my nerves with a little samian. anyway, call or email if there is something you need me to see. mood: eyerolling
unicorn stampede alert! newspaper_rock 2009
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MI-26), several firebrigades and many firefighters the fire was defeated within short time showing the skills and expertise of the samian firemen.
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