Tellurian — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an inhabitant of the earth

of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɛlˈʊɹɹiən/

🇬🇧British English

/tɛlˈʊəɹiən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɛlˈʊəɹiən/

3 syllables Say it as /tɛlˈʊɹɹiən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

worldling telluric terrestrial earthling terrene earthman

Parts of Speech

noun	an inhabitant of the earth
adjective	of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

Word Forms

Earth	noun	the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
earth	noun	the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tellurisch

ein Bewohner der Erde

🇫🇷French

terrien

un habitant de la terre

🇪🇸Spanish

telúrico

un habitante de la tierra

🇮🇹Italian

tellurico

un abitante della terra

🇳🇱Dutch

Aards

een bewoner van de aarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

telúrico

um habitante da terra

🇷🇺Russian

теллурианский

житель земли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पृथ्वी का

पृथ्वी का एक निवासी

🇧🇩Bengali

টেলুরিয়ান

পৃথিবীর একজন বাসিন্দা

🇮🇳Tamil

டெல்லூரியன்

பூமியில் வசிப்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

టెల్లూరియన్

భూమి యొక్క నివాసి

🇮🇳Marathi

टेल्युरियन

पृथ्वीचा रहिवासी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેલ્યુરિયન

પૃથ્વીનો રહેવાસી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೆಲ್ಲೂರಿಯನ್

ಭೂಮಿಯ ನಿವಾಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടെല്ലൂറിയൻ

ഭൂമിയിലെ ഒരു നിവാസി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੇਲੂਰੀਅਨ

ਧਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیلورین

زمین کا ایک باشندہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大地的

地球上的居民

🇯🇵Japanese

テルル人

地球の住人

🇰🇷Korean

지구의 주민

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người kể chuyện

một cư dân của trái đất

🇹🇭Thai

เทลลูเรียน

ผู้อาศัยอยู่ในแผ่นดินโลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghuni bumi

seorang penghuni bumi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النامي

أحد سكان الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

تلوری

یک ساکن زمین

🇹🇷Turkish

tellüriyen

yeryüzünün bir sakini

🇮🇱Hebrew

טלוריאני

תושב כדור הארץ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tellurian'?

The primary meaning of 'tellurian' is 'an inhabitant of the earth'.

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Using 'tellurian' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tellurian' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tellurian' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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