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Definition of Adrian

1. Noun. Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138).

2. Noun. English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997).

Definition of Adrian

1. a. Pertaining to the Adriatic Sea; as, Adrian billows.

Definition of Adrian

1. Proper noun. ( male given name). ¹

2. Adjective. Relating to the Adriatic Sea. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adrian

Adolphus Adonai Adonara Adonean Adonic Adonic line Adonis Adonis annua Adonis belt Adonis belts

Adonises Adoo Adornoan Adornoian Adrenalin Adrian (current term) Adriana Adrianna Adrianople Adrianopolis

Adrianopolitan Adrianopolitans Adriatic Adriatic Sea Adrienne Adson's test Adson forceps Adson manoeuvre Aduge Adullamite

Literary usage of Adrian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1885)
"Adrian IV judged it prudent not to declare himself the '•ii'-iny of one who was so powerful. On 1 Feb. 1158, he sent from Rome legates who met the emperor ..."

2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1858)
"WINTHROP in vol. xp 177., whose execution along with Sir Adrian Fortescue ... Possibly it is a foreigner's mistaken repetition of the name “Adrian Fortescue ..."

3. The American Bar by James Clark Fifield (1918)
"Adrian College; legal ed. Univ. of Mich., LL.B., 1896. Mem. ... Attorneys for: Adrian State Savings Bank, Citizens Light & Power Co., Toledo & Western Ry. ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Adrian, a town of the United States, capital of Lenawee со., Michigan, situated on a branch of the Raisin river, and on the Michigan Southern Railway, ..."

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