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Definition of Georgian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the former British colony of Georgia. "The Georgian colony"

2. Noun. A native or resident of the American state of Georgia.

3. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Asian republic of Georgia or its people or language. "Georgian vowels"

4. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Georgia in Asia.

5. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of the American state of Georgia or its inhabitants. "Georgian peach farmers"

6. Noun. A southern Caucasian language with 3 million speakers and a long literary tradition.

7. Adjective. Of or relating to the Hanoverian kings of England. "The first Georgian monarch"

Definition of Georgian

1. a. Of or pertaining to Georgia, in Asia, or to Georgia, one of the United States.

2. n. A native of, or dweller in, Georgia.

3. a. Of or pertaining to Georgia, one of the United States.

Definition of Georgian

1. Proper noun. The language of the country of Georgia. ¹

2. Noun. A person from the country of Georgia or descended from them. ¹

3. Noun. A person from the U.S. State of Georgia or descended from them. ¹

4. Noun. Of the reign of a King George, or in the style of that reign. (mostly British). ¹

5. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language. ¹

6. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to the U.S. State of Georgia or its Georgian or English dialect. ¹

7. Adjective. Of, from, or characteristic of the reigns of Kings George I-IV of the UK (1714-1837). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Georgian

Georges Pierre Seurat Georges Seurat Georges Simenon Georges de La Tour Georgetown Georgi Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov Georgia Georgia Cracker Georgia Crackers

Georgia Okeeffe Georgia Strait Georgia bark Georgia home boy Georgia pine Georgian (current term) Georgian SSR Georgian monetary unit Georgian planet Georgiana

Georgiana Barrymore Georgiana Emma Barrymore Georgianna Georgianophobia Georgians Georgias Georgie Georgie Porgie Georgina Georgios

Literary usage of Georgian

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

1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1913)
"Although it reads as "Georgian Poetry: 1911-1912" that is not what it will be called; and people who hear of it under the title of "Georgian Poetry" alone ..."

2. Philosophical Transactions by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1788)
"On the Georgian Planet and its Satellites. ... revolving round the Georgian planet, I have given the periodical times of ..."

3. History of the Lumber Industry of America by James Elliott Defebaugh (1906)
"IMPORTANCE OF Georgian BAY DISTRICT. Michigan lumbermen are largely ... Shipments by water from the Georgian Bay ports have increased materially since the ..."

4. A Trip Through the Lakes of North America: Embracing a Full Description of by John Disturnell (1857)
"The east coast of the Georgian Bay, as described by Mr. Murray, ... The distance i'rom Collingwood to the head of the Georgian Bay is about 140 miles, ..."

5. Bloodshed in the Caucasus: Violations of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Rachel Denber, Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S., Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.), Human Rights Watch (Organization (1992)
"Beginning on January 6, Georgian residents began to flee en masse from Tskhinvali because ... At about the same time Georgian paramilitaries began similar ..."

6. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"Georgian bay canal. Advantages of the Georgian bay ship canal. JGG Kerry, map. ... Georgian bay canal. SJ McLean. No. Am. 190: 642-51. N. '09. ..."

7. The Law of Charitable Bequests: With an Account of the Mortmain and by Amherst Daniel Tyssen (1888)
"IT will be seen that the Georgian Mortmain Act itself contains (sect. ... The provisions of the Georgian Mortmain Act in this respect are reproduced in the ..."

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