georgian
georgian Lexical Profile
• adjective
Relating to the country of Georgia in the Caucasus region, its people, its culture, or its language.
"The restaurant specializes in traditional Georgian cuisine, including cheese-filled bread and walnut stews."
Relating to or characteristic of the reigns of the British kings George I through George IV (1714–1830), especially with respect to classical architecture, furniture, and literature.
"The square is lined with elegant Georgian townhouses featuring symmetrical brick facades and sash windows."
American Relating to the U.S. state of Georgia or its inhabitants.
"Warm Georgian summers provide ideal growing conditions for peaches and pecans."
• noun
A native or inhabitant of the country of Georgia in the South Caucasus, or a person of Georgian descent.
"Many Georgians take great pride in their country's ancient winemaking traditions."
The official Kartvelian language of the country of Georgia, written in its own distinctive alphabet.
"Georgian is the most widely spoken member of the Kartvelian language family and is unrelated to Indo-European tongues."
American A native or resident of the U.S. state of Georgia.
"Thousands of Georgians cast their ballots early during the state's primary election."
A person who lived in Britain during the reigns of the Hanoverian kings George I through George IV (1714–1830), or during the reign of George V (1910–1936).
"Social historians have written extensively about how the Georgians transformed urban life in eighteenth-century London."
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Word Origin & Etymology
As a term for the Caucasus nation and language, it derives from Medieval Latin Georgiani, likely influenced by Persian gurğ (wolf) and later associated with Saint George; in British historical contexts, it derives from the Latinized name Georgius, referring to the Hanoverian kings George I through George IV.
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