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Georgian

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Geor·gian  (jôrjn)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the reigns of the four Georges who ruled Great Britain from 1714 to 1830.
2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the reign of George V of Great Britain.
3. Of or relating to the U.S. state of Georgia or its inhabitants.
4. Of or relating to the country of Georgia or its people, language, or culture.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of the U.S. state of Georgia.
2.
a. A native or inhabitant of the country of Georgia.
b. The Kartvelian language of the Georgians.
3. A person of, or whose style is imitative of, either of the Georgian periods in Great Britain.

Georgian
Adjective
1. of or in the reigns of any of the kings of Great Britain and Ireland called George
2. denoting a style of architecture or furniture prevalent in Britain in the 18th century: an elegant Georgian terrace in Edinburgh
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Georgian - a native or resident of the American state of Georgia
American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
2.Georgian - a native or inhabitant of Georgia in Asia
Sakartvelo, Georgia - a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
Russian - a native or inhabitant of Russia
3.Georgian - a southern Caucasian language with 3 million speakers and a long literary tradition
Caucasian language, Caucasian - a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere
Adj.1.Georgian - of or relating to the former British colony of Georgia; "the Georgian colony"
2.Georgian - of or relating to or characteristic of the Asian republic of Georgia or its people or language; "the Georgian capital is Tbilisi"; "Georgian farmers"; "Georgian vowels"
3.Georgian - of or relating to or characteristic of the American state of Georgia or its inhabitants; "the Georgian state capital is Atlanta"; "Georgian peach farmers"
4.Georgian - of or relating to the Hanoverian kings of England; "the first Georgian monarch"
Translations
Spanish Georgian [ˈdʒɔːdʒən] adjgeorgiano
ngeorgiano/a;
(LING) → georgiano

French Georgian [ˈdʒɔːdʒən] adj (Geo) → géorgien(ne)
nGéorgien(ne);
(Ling) → géorgien m

German Georgian [ˈdʒɔːdʒən] adjgeorgisch
nGeorgier(in) m(f);
(Ling) → Georgisch nt

Italian Georgian [ˈdʒɔːdʒən] adjgeorgiano/a
ngeorgiano/a;
(LING) → georgiano

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Circassian and Georgian girls are still sold in Constantinople by their parents, but not publicly.
Some approached pure blanching; some had a bluish pallor; some worn by the older characters (which had possibly lain by folded for many a year) inclined to a cadaverous tint, and to a Georgian style.
George, Shinshin told them the town news, of the illness of the old Georgian princess, of Metivier's disappearance from Moscow, and of how some German fellow had been brought to Rostopchin and accused of being a French "spyer" (so Count Rostopchin had told the story), and how Rostopchin let him go and assured the people that he was "not a spire at all, but only an old German ruin.
 
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