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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

/ ˈɔːə /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • pre-Georgian adjective
  • pseudo-Georgian adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

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Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili will join the squad after joining Liverpool last summer but spending the season on loan at Valencia.

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The BBC has approached the Georgian Ministry of Justice for comment.

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A British teenager has written a letter to Georgian authorities asking for the chance to see her family while she is held in prison in Georgia on suspicion of drug offences.

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A British teenager could spend up to nine months in a Georgian prison while she is investigated on suspicion of drug offences.

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Georgian Police have said, if found guilty, she could face up to 20 years in jail or life imprisonment.

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