Georgian

[jawr-juhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to the period of British history from the accession of George I in 1714 to the death of George IV in 1830, or the four kings named George who reigned successively during this period.

2. of or relating to the period of the reign of George V (1910–36) or to George V himself.

3. of, noting, or designating the styles of architecture, furniture, and crafts current in England especially from 1714 to 1811.

4. of or relating to the state of Georgia in the United States.

5. of or relating to the Georgian Republic or its language.

noun

1. a person, especially a writer, of either of the Georgian periods in England.

2. the styles or character of either of the Georgian periods.

3. a native or inhabitant of the state of Georgia in the United States.

4. a native or inhabitant of the Georgian Republic.

5. the most widely spoken South Caucasian language, spoken principally in the Georgian Republic, and written in a distinctive alphabetic script dating back to the 9th century.

Georgian

/ ˈdʒɔːdʒjən /

adjective

1. of, characteristic of, or relating to any or all of the four kings who ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1830, or to their reigns

2. of or relating to George V of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or his reign (1910–36)

   the Georgian poets

3. of or relating to the republic of Georgia, its people, or their language

4. of or relating to the American State of Georgia or its inhabitants

5. in or imitative of the style prevalent in England during the 18th century (reigns of George I, II, and III); in architecture, dominated by the ideas of Palladio, and in furniture represented typically by the designs of Sheraton

noun

1. the official language of Georgia, belonging to the South Caucasian family

2. a native or inhabitant of Georgia

3. an aboriginal inhabitant of the Caucasus

4. a native or inhabitant of the American State of Georgia

5. a person belonging to or imitating the styles of either of the Georgian periods in England

Other Word Forms

• pre-Georgian adjective
• pseudo-Georgian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Georgian¹

George or Georgi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Demonstrators against the Georgian government's suspension of its European Union accession bid have complained of other symptoms too - shortness of breath, coughing, and vomiting that lasted for weeks.

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The BBC approached the head of the parliamentary committee on European integration and other Georgian Dream MPs for comment, but no-one was available.

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She said that she arrived at this agenda through a decade-plus organizing experience and through listening to everyday Georgians in one-on-one conversations.

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“Premiums are set to double for 1.4 million Georgians and nearly half a million Georgians could lose health insurance altogether,” he said.

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The Georgian duo, coming off a victory at the Cup of China grand prix last month, posted a personal best of 78.83 points.

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