Alexandrian

Al·ex·an·dri·an  (lg-zndr-n)

adj.

1. Of or relating to Alexander the Great: the Alexandrian conquests.

2. Of or relating to Alexandria, Egypt.

3. Of, characteristic of, or belonging to a learned school of Hellenistic literature, science, and philosophy located at Alexandria in the last three centuries b.c.

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Alexandrian [ˌælɪgˈzændrɪən -ˈzɑːn-]

adj

1. (Placename) of or relating to Alexander the Great (356-323 bc), king of Macedon, who conquered Greece (336), Egypt (331), and the Persian Empire (328)

2. (Historical Terms) of or relating to Alexandria in Egypt

3. (Historical Terms) relating to the Hellenistic philosophical, literary, and scientific ideas that flourished in Alexandria in the last three centuries bc

4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of writers, literary works, etc.) erudite and imitative rather than original or creative

n

(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Alexandria

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Alexandrian - a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt) occupant, occupier, resident - someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
Adj.	1.	Alexandrian - of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire