Cardassian
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- adjective
- /kɑrˈdæsiən/
- Jargon
- Hi, I'’d like a Klabnian Fire Tea, three Budweiser Classics, two Cardassian Sunrises and...
- Cardassian government
- a Cardassian officer
- Cardassian troops
Examples
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Meanwhile, Keiko, even though she agreed to the move, has realized that the reality of living aboard this Cardassian space station wasn't exactly what the brochure had suggested. In other words, the reaction Keiko has to being trapped with nothing to do aboard this monstrosity, while her husband is making new friends and seemingly having a great time, would wear thin.
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Quark's bar is famous for its Cardassian cuisine, attracting many visitors from the Federation.
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The diplomat delivered a speech about the importance of peace between Federation and Cardassian cultures.
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Many historical artifacts from the Cardassian era are displayed at the intergalactic museum.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Cardassian = Cardassia (transparent) = Cardassia + ian
Formed by the regular demonym-forming suffix '-ian' on the place name 'Cardassia', so the relation to the place is direct.
Etymology
Cardassian was created for Star Trek to describe things from Cardassia; the ending -ian means 'from' or 'belonging to', like in Canadian. So Cardassian as an adjective means 'relating to the people, culture, language, or government of Cardassia'.