Of or pertaining to Halicarnassus, its people, culture, or history; variant spelling of Halicarnassean.
From 'Halicarnassus' plus the suffix '-ian' (relating to or belonging to). Both '-ean' and '-ian' suffixes are used for geographic origins, with '-ian' being slightly more common.
The '-ean' and '-ian' variants show how English tolerates multiple acceptable forms for the same concept—a linguistic luxury reflecting different historical borrowing patterns.
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