Dorian
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Dorian (comparative more Dorian, superlative most Dorian)
- Of or relating to the Dorians.
Translations[edit]
of or relating to the Dorians
Noun[edit]
Dorian (plural Dorians)
- A member of the Dorians.
Translations[edit]
a member of the Dorians
Proper noun[edit]
Dorian
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, famously used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
- A female given name
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