Georgian

Georgian
I. noun Date: 15th century 1. a native or inhabitant of Georgia in the Caucasus 2. the language of the Georgian people II. adjective Date: 1607 of, relating to, or constituting Georgia in the Caucasus, the Georgians, or Georgian III. noun Date: 1741 a native or resident of the state of Georgia IV. adjective Date: 1762 of, relating to, or characteristic of the state of Georgia or its people V. adjective Date: circa 1855 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the reigns of the first four Georges of Great Britain 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the reign of George V of Great Britain VI. noun Date: 1901 1. one belonging to either of the Georgian periods; especially a poet of the second decade of the 20th century 2. Georgian taste or style especially in architecture

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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