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Explore Milesian through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Milesian | Milesians

Milesian meaning

  1. a native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Miletus in Asia Minor.
  2. a follower of the Milesian school of philosophy founded by Thales

Using Milesian

  • The main meaning on this page is: a native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Miletus in Asia Minor. | a follower of the Milesian school of philosophy founded by Thales

Context around Milesian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 14 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

school 1× philosopher 1×

Sentence patterns with Milesian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

milesian school the 1× the milesian philosopher thales 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

milesian school the 1× the milesian philosopher 1×

Common sentence endings:

coast of anatolia 1× philosophy in mesopotamia 1×

Words around Milesian

Just before it in the word index:

miles 7.213 milers 5 miler 16 mileposts 6 milepost 27 milenkovic 10

Just after it in the word index:

milesians 9 milesplit 2 milestone 1.414 milestones 359 miletic 2 miletsky 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Milesian

  • In this selection, "milesian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 14 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, school and philosopher stand out and add context to how "milesian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include milesian school the and the milesian philosopher thales. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "milesian" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with milesian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Milesian philosopher Thales is also known to have studied philosophy in Mesopotamia. (13 words)

Milesian school The first Presocratic philosophers were from Miletus on the western coast of Anatolia. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Milesian school The first Presocratic philosophers were from Miletus on the western coast of Anatolia. (15 words)

The Milesian philosopher Thales is also known to have studied philosophy in Mesopotamia. (13 words)

Example sentences (2)

Milesian school The first Presocratic philosophers were from Miletus on the western coast of Anatolia.

The Milesian philosopher Thales is also known to have studied philosophy in Mesopotamia.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "milesian" in a sentence?
An example: "Milesian school The first Presocratic philosophers were from Miletus on the western coast of Anatolia." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "milesian" from authentic English texts.
What does "milesian" mean?
Milesian means: a native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Miletus in Asia Minor.
How many example sentences with "milesian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "milesian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.