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geor·gian
I. \ˈjȯr]jən, ˈjȯ(ə)] sometimes ]jēən\ noun
(-s)
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Middle English Georgyen, from Middle French georgien, from Georgie Georgia, region in the southern Caucasus + Middle French -en -an
1. : a native or inhabitant of Georgia in the Caucasus
2. : the South Caucasic language of the Georgian people
II. adjective
(usually cap)
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Georgia in the Caucasus
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Georgians
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Georgian language
III. noun
(-s)
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Georgia, state + English -an
: a native or resident of the state of Georgia
IV. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the state of Georgia
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Georgia
V. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1. [after George I died 1727, George II died 1760, George III died 1820, and George IV died 1830, kings of England] : of, relating to, or characteristic of the reigns of the first four Georges of Great Britain
< the Georgian age having been … the most momentous age of our history — Robert Southey >
< gracious Georgian beauty of Mount Vernon — Howard Fast >
2. [after George V died 1936 king of England] : of, relating to, or characteristic of the reign of George V of Great Britain
< the Georgian poets … wrote about their own personal relationships with trivial objects — C.D.Lewis >
VI. noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : one belonging to either of the Georgian periods; specifically : a poet of the second decade of the 20th century
< the Georgians' general recommendations were the discarding of archaistic diction … and of pomposities generally — Lawrence Durrell >
2. : Georgian taste or style especially in architecture |