Dorian

¹ American  

[dawr-ee-uhn, dohr-] / ˈdɔr i ən, ˈdoʊr- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Greek region of Doris or to the Dorians.

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noun

1. a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.

Dorian ² American  

[dawr-ee-uhn, dohr-] / ˈdɔr i ən, ˈdoʊr- /

noun

1. a male or female given name.

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Dorian British  

/ ˈdɔːrɪən /

noun

1. a member of a Hellenic people who invaded Greece around 1100 _bc , overthrew the Mycenaean civilization, and settled chiefly in the Peloponnese

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adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their dialect of Ancient Greek; Doric

2. music of or relating to a mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from D to D See also Hypo-

Etymology

Origin of Dorian

1595–1605; < Latin Dōri ( us ) (< Greek Dṓrios Dorian) + -an

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Example Sentences

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Dorian

The proposed regulations unveiled this week “really clarifies a lot of what employers were waiting for,” said Dorian Smith, leader of Mercer’s law and policy practice.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

"They've built relationships with their fans from being really authentic," Dorian adds.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

Thiero, who entered the game midway through the fourth quarter when the Lakers cleared their bench, made a memorable playoff debut by scoring his first postseason basket with an emphatic alley-oop dunk over Dorian Finney-Smith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

The circular concept also works with numbers that loop like time on a clock, explained Dorian Goldfeld, a Columbia University mathematics professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

When Dorian continued staring at her, she rolled her eyes.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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