English Explanatory Dictionary

Alexandrian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Alexandria.
  2. A practitioner of Alexandrian Wicca.
adj
  1. Applied to a kind of heroic verse; synonym of alexandrine.
  2. Of or pertaining to Alexander the Great, or his reign, era etc.
noun
  1. Synonym of alexandrine.
adj
  1. Only used in Alexandrian limp.

Pronunciation

/æl.ɛɡˈzæn.dɹiː.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alexandrian.wav /æ.lɛksˈzæn.dɹi.ən/

Word forms

Alexandrian more Alexandrian most Alexandrian Alexandrians

Etymology

From Alexandria + -n.

Synonyms

Alexandrine

Derived words

Alexandrianism Alexandrian laurel Alexandrian Orthodox Church Alexandrian Wicca Alexandrian Wiccan
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