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Hesperian

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Hes·pe·ri·an  (h-spîr-n)
adj.
Of or relating to the west.

[From Latin Hesperius, from Greek hesperios, of the evening, western, from hesperos, evening; see wes-pero- in Indo-European roots.]

Hesperian [hɛˈspɪərɪən]
adj
1. Poetic western
2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the Hesperides
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of a western land
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Adj.1.Hesperian - denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture"
western - relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts; "the Western world"; "Western thought"; "Western thought"


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And he called it Hesperian, because it lies toward the west.
 
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