gabianproper nouncommon nounEtymologyexpandfrom Occitan gabian or gavian, designating a gull. from Latin gavia, "gull, seagull".Definitions1. One of the common names for the yellow-legged gull.flags.Occitanieexpand2. Synonym for customs officer or tax collector, by extension, synonym for policeman and sometimes (perhaps derisively) synonym for thief.popularexpand3. Oil (petroleum) extracted from the village of Gabian.expandSynonymgoéland