| ANTIREPUBLICAN | • antirepublican adj. (Politics) Opposing the formation of a republic. • antirepublican n. (Politics) One who opposes the formation of a republic. • ANTIREPUBLICAN n. one opposed to a republic. |
| BARBICAN | • barbican n. A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town. • barbican n. A fortress at the end of a bridge. • barbican n. An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through… |
| BASILICAN | • basilican adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a basilica; basilical. • BASILICAN adj. of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica, also BASILICAL. |
| GALLICAN | • Gallican adj. Relating to Gaul or France; Gallic; French. • Gallican adj. Relating to the French Roman Catholic church, especially before the late 19th century. • Gallican adj. Relating to Gallicanism. |
| HOOLICAN | • HOOLICAN n. (Gaelic) a Highland reel, esp. the reel of Tulloch, also HOOLACHAN. |
| INDICAN | • indican n. (Organic chemistry) A glucoside obtained from woad and other plants, the source of natural indigo. • indican n. (Organic chemistry) An indigo-forming substance found in urine and other animal fluids, and convertible… • INDICAN n. a glucoside that occurs in the indigo plant and is a source of the dye indigo. |
| JERRICAN | • jerrican n. Alternative spelling of jerrycan. • JERRICAN n. a fuel container, also JERRYCAN. |
| MESOAMERICAN | • mesoamerican adj. Alternative form of Mesoamerican. • Mesoamerican adj. Of or pertaining to Mesoamerica. • Mesoamerican n. A native or inhabitant of Mesoamerica. |
| MOHICAN | • Mohican prop.n. An indigenous people of New England; the Mohicans. • Mohican prop.n. (Erroneous) The Mohegan people. • Mohican n. A member of this tribe; a Mohican. |
| PELICAN | • pelican n. Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch. • pelican n. A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana. • pelican n. (Chemistry, obsolete) A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to… |
| PEMICAN | • pemican n. Alternative spelling of pemmican. • PEMICAN n. (Native American) a food prepared by North American Indians, also PEMMICAN. |
| PEMMICAN | • pemmican n. A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered… • pemmican n. (Now rare) A speech or piece of writing that is very condensed, conveying a lot of thought or information… • PEMMICAN n. (Native American) a food prepared by North American Indians, also PEMICAN. |
| PUBLICAN | • publican n. (Chiefly Britain) The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling… • publican n. (Australia, New Zealand, by extension) The manager or owner of a hotel. • publican n. (Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament… |
| REPUBLICAN | • republican adj. Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism. • republican adj. Of or belonging to a republic. • republican adj. Alternative letter-case form of Republican. |
| SPELLICAN | • spellican n. Alternative form of spillikin. • SPELLICAN n. a small slip of wood, ivory, etc., to be picked out from a heap without disturbing the others in the game of spillikins, also SPILIKIN, SPILLIKIN. |