-ian , -an suffix
1.
(in nouns and adjectives) from; typical of :
Bostonian
Brazilian
Shakespearian
Libran
2.
(in nouns) a specialist in :
mathematician
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WORD ORIGIN
from French -ien or Latin -ianus .
-ian , -an suffix
1.
(in nouns and adjectives) from; typical of :
Bostonian
Brazilian
Shakespearian
Libran
2.
(in nouns) a specialist in :
mathematician
••
WORD ORIGIN
from French -ien or Latin -ianus .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005