hesperian

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Hesperian
    adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the
           western hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian
           culture" [syn: {occidental}, {Hesperian}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. [L. hesperius, fr. hesperus the
   evening star, Gr. ? evening, ? ? the evening star. Cf.
   {Vesper}.]
   Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] --Milton.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, n.
   A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] --J.
   Barlow.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)
   Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called
   {Hesperid[ae]}, or skippers. -- n. Any one of the numerous
   species of {Hesperidae}; a skipper.
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