Edwardian

[ ed-wawr-dee-uh n, -wahr- ]

/ ɛdˈwɔr di ən, -ˈwɑr- /

adjective

of or relating to the reign of Edward VII.

reflecting the opulence or self-satisfaction characteristic of this reign.

noting or pertaining to the castle architecture of Edward I.

noun

a person who lived during the reign of Edward VII.

Origin of Edwardian

1860–65; Edward (VII, I) + -ian

OTHER WORDS FROM Edwardian

Ed·ward·i·an·ism, noun

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At the center of allegations about a political cover-up is a nondescript Edwardian terraced house in West London.
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Who rules East Europe,” says Kaplan (quoting the words of an Edwardian theorist), “rules the world.
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One can put that down to Edwardian reticence if one pleases.
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As Macmillan realized he had been betrayed, his whole belief system, based on Edwardian values and social discretion, collapsed.
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We lived at the time in London, in the winding garret apartment of a red-brick Edwardian block in Mayfair.
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I will tell you about the castles first, about p. 61the Norman castles and about the Edwardian castles.
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The rest of the Marches (for this term signified all Wales outside the Edwardian counties) had no such definitions.
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Mrs. East has been fainting and hysterical, and everything early Edwardian, so I sent for a doctor.
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Upon the opposite, or southern, side of the chancel is the figure of a lady, apparently of Edwardian date.
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The most interesting Edwardian differences, however, are due to varieties of paper.
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British Dictionary definitions for edwardian

Edwardian

/ (ɛdˈwɔːdɪən) /

adjective

denoting, relating to, or having the style of life, architecture, dress, etc, current in Britain during the reign of Edward VII

noun

a person who lived during the reign of Edward VII

Derived forms of Edwardian

Edwardianism, noun

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