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pretorian¹

adjective more pretorian · most pretorian

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of praetorian

noun pretorians

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of praetorian

Pretorian²

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From Pretoria + -an.

adjective more Pretorian · most Pretorian

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Pretoria, South Africa.
  2. alternative Alternative spelling of Praetorian

noun Pretorians

  1. A person from Pretoria.
  2. alternative Alternative spelling of Praetorian

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"pretorian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pretorian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pretorian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pretorian

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"pretorian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pretorian.

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@misc{pretorian_2026,
  title = {pretorian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pretorian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}