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ALEXANDRIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alexandrian mean?
• ALEXANDRIAN (noun)
The noun ALEXANDRIAN has 1 sense:
1. a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
Familiarity information: ALEXANDRIAN used as a noun is very rare.
• ALEXANDRIAN (adjective)
The adjective ALEXANDRIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire
Familiarity information: ALEXANDRIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Alexandrian" is a kind of...):
occupant; occupier; resident (someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Alexander (king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC))
Derivation:
Alexander (king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC))
Context examples
It was evident that he shared our host’s liking for the fresh Alexandrian cigarettes.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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