Salian (redirected from Salians)

Sa·li·an  (sl-n, slyn)

adj.

Of or relating to a tribe of Franks who settled in the Rhine region of the Netherlands in the fourth century a.d.

n.

A Salian Frank.

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[From Late Latin Sali, the Salian Franks.]

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Salian [ˈseɪlɪən]

adj

(Historical Terms) denoting or relating to a group of Franks (the Salii) who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century ad and later conquered large areas of Gaul, esp in the north

n

(Historical Terms) a member of this group

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Salian - a member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD Salian Frank Frank - a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century