Georgian
proper noun
- language spoken in the country of Georgia
- person from Georgia
- family name
adjective
- of or pertaining to Georgia
- from or related to a time period in 18th century England
- official language of Georgia
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔːd͡ʒən/ / /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒən/ / /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒən/
adj
Etymology: From George + -ian, possibly with influence from its Latin equivalent (as other regnal adjectives and nouns so derived), Geōrgius.
- Of, from, or characteristic of the reigns of Kings George I and George II of Great Britain, and George III and George IV of the United Kingdom (1714–1830), sometimes also including the brief reign of William IV (1830–1837).
- Pertaining to a movement in lyric poetry during the reign of King George V of the United Kingdom (1910–1936).
“Georgian Poetry”
- Of or relating to an architectural style of the period, marked by symmetry and proportion based on the classical architecture of Greece and Rome.
- Pertaining to or characteristic of German poet Stefan George (1868–1933).
“The same Georgian persona, leonine and sacerdotal (that of the aristocratic priest) appears throughout the reminiscences of all his disciples.”
“Another example of this sterile Georgian orthodoxy is to be found in the case of Ernst Morwitz […]”
- Of or pertaining to Saint George.
name
Etymology: Etymology tree English Georgia Middle English -n English -n English Georgian From Georgia + -n.
- The language of Georgia, a country in Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
noun
Etymology: From George + -ian, possibly with influence from its Latin equivalent (as other regnal adjectives and nouns so derived), Geōrgius.
- A British citizen during the reign of a king named George.
“Such, I think, was the predicament in which the young Georgians found themselves about the year 1910. Many of them—I am thinking of Mr. Forster and Mr. Lawrence in particular—spoilt their early work because, instead of throwing away those tools, they tried to use them. They tried to compromise.”