Georgian

[ jawr-juh n ]

/ ˈdʒɔr dʒən /

adjective

of or relating to the period of British history from the accession of George I in 1714 to the death of George IV in 1830, or the four kings named George who reigned successively during this period.

of or relating to the period of the reign of George V (1910–36) or to George V himself.

of, noting, or designating the styles of architecture, furniture, and crafts current in England especially from 1714 to 1811.

of or relating to the state of Georgia in the U.S.

of or relating to the Georgian Republic.

noun

a person, especially a writer, of either of the Georgian periods in England.

the styles or character of either of the Georgian periods.

a native or inhabitant of the state of Georgia in the U.S.

a native or inhabitant of the Georgian Republic.

the most important South Caucasian language, spoken principally in the Georgian Republic, and written in a distinctive script derived from the Aramaic alphabet.

Origin of Georgian

George or Georgi(a) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Georgian

pre-Geor·gian, adjective pseu·do-Geor·gian, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for georgian

He fought alongside Russian forces in the heaviest fighting of the brief war at Tskhinvali, forcing Georgian forces to retreat.

East Ukraine: Back in the USSR |Jamie Dettmer |November 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The cognac, an effort by the Georgian vintners to replicate the traditional French liquor, is valued at $1400 for a single bottle.

Meditation Rugs, Swords, and Horse Head Fiddles: The Strangest Gifts Given to Government Bigwigs |Ben Jacobs |November 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There were much more professional and experienced men in the group from the Pankisi who worked with the Georgian spy agency.

The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord |Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The United States government has been overtly training and funding Georgian troops for more than a decade.

The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord |Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The Daily Beast has learned that a young clean-shaven Tarkhan joined the U.S-funded Georgian army in 2006.

The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord |Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Among His Majesty's advisers in Georgian days, and earlier, peers usually preponderated.

The Mother of Parliaments |Harry Graham
You must, unless you are very young, remember some of them and our admirable block of a Georgian shop window.

Tono Bungay |H. G. Wells
Her pretty, almost round face has something Georgian about it, unless I am mistaken.

The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete |Madame La Marquise De Montespan
His wife was also a Georgian and a kinswoman of the Braswell family.

Memoirs of a Veteran Who Served as a Private in the 60's in the War Between the States |Isaac Hermann
I understand the latest volume of Georgian Poetry is already in greater demand than its predecessor.

The Art of Letters |Robert Lynd

British Dictionary definitions for georgian

Georgian

/ (ˈdʒɔːdʒjən) /

adjective

of, characteristic of, or relating to any or all of the four kings who ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1830, or to their reigns

of or relating to George V of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or his reign (1910–36) the Georgian poets

of or relating to the republic of Georgia, its people, or their language

of or relating to the American State of Georgia or its inhabitants

in or imitative of the style prevalent in England during the 18th century (reigns of George I, II, and III); in architecture, dominated by the ideas of Palladio, and in furniture represented typically by the designs of Sheraton

noun

the official language of Georgia, belonging to the South Caucasian family

a native or inhabitant of Georgia

an aboriginal inhabitant of the Caucasus

a native or inhabitant of the American State of Georgia

a person belonging to or imitating the styles of either of the Georgian periods in England

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Georgian

adjective

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Origin of Georgian

OTHER WORDS FROM Georgian

Example sentences from the Web for georgian

British Dictionary definitions for georgian

adjective

noun