I. -ēən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Alexandria, Egypt + English -an
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Alexandria and especially Alexandria, Egypt
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Alexandria
3.
[so called from the cultural prominence of Alexandria in the Hellenistic period]
: hellenistic
4.
a. : of, relating to, or resembling the Alexandrian school
b. of a writer or literary work
(1) : overly recondite, derivative, or artificial
an Alexandrian devotion to elaborate complexity
(2) : concerned primarily with the technical perfection of language or literary form
II. noun
( -s )
1. capitalized : a native or resident of Alexandria
2. usually capitalized : a member of the Alexandrian school
III. adjective
Etymology: Alexander the Great died 323 B.C. king of Macedonia + English -ian
1.
a. usually capitalized : of or relating to Alexander the Great
b. often capitalized
[by alteration]
: alexandrine
2. usually capitalized
[ Alexander, the name + English -ian ]
: of or relating to the name Alexander or any individual so named ; especially : of or relating to Pope Alexander VI (about 1431-1503)
IV. noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: by alteration
: alexandrine