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Dorian

Pronunciation: /ˈdɔːrɪən/
Definition of Dorian

noun

  • a member of a Hellenic people speaking the Doric dialect of Greek, thought to have entered Greece from the north circa 1100 bc. They settled in the Peloponnese and later colonized Sicily and southern Italy.

adjective

  • relating to the Dorians or to Doris in central Greece.

Origin:

via Latin from Greek Dōrios 'of Doris' + -ian

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