lunarian

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Lunarian^¹

/luːˈnɛəɹi.ən/ UK
/luˈnɛɹi.ən/ US

Rhymes with -ɛəɹiən

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From the stem of Latin lūnāris (“of the moon, lunar”) + -ian. By surface analysis, Lunar + -ian.

noun Lunarians · lunarian

An inhabitant of Earth's Moon (Luna): either an indigenous one or a human one.
Similar: Lunite, Lunan, Lunarite, Selenian, Selenite, Moonman, moonman
A maritime navigator who uses the Moon to determine longitude without the need for an accurate clock.
A member of the New York Science Fiction Society.

adjective lunarian

Pertaining to the inhabitants of Luna (Lunarians).

lunarian^²

noun lunarians

Alternative letter-case form of Lunarian A very few months, with attention and practice, will enable any one with a good eye and steady hand to take correct lunar distances. The officers in the East India Company’s Service have deservedly had the reputation of being very expert lunarians and excellent navigators.

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noun inhabitant of the Moon

Español	selenita
日本語	月世界の人 Gessekai no hito, 月人 tsukibito, ルナリアン runarian
中文	月亮人 yuèliángrén
Português	selenita
Français	Lunaire, Sélénite, Lunarien, Sélénien
Deutsch	Mondbewohner, Selenit, Lunarianer, Lunarianerin
Русский	жи́тель Луны́ žítelʹ Luný, жи́тельница Луны́ žítelʹnica Luný, селени́т selenít, луня́нин lunjánin, луня́нка lunjánka, луня́не lunjáne
Tiếng Việt	người Mặt Trăng
العربية	قَمَرِيّ qamariyy, قَمَرِيَّة qamariyya

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@misc{lunarian_2026,
  title = {lunarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lunarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}