GEORGIAN


Meaning of GEORGIAN in English

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

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