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

/ ˈdʒɔːdʒjən /

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

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

Other Words From

• pre-Geor·gian adjective
• pseu·do-Geor·gian adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Georgian¹

George or Georgi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The Georgian piece contains about 500 diamonds and was bought for almost double the amount estimated by Sotheby's auction house.

From BBC

More than 4 million Georgians had cast ballots as of Friday, according to the secretary of state’s office.

From Los Angeles Times

The assessments by Edison Research and HarrisX will bolster the case made by opposition parties and the Georgian president, who have condemned the vote as rigged and stolen.

From BBC

Orban, who had congratulated the Georgian Dream government even before the result was declared, also took a swipe at his EU partners.

From BBC

The ruling Georgian Dream party and the election commission are adamant the result, giving the government almost 54% of the vote, was free and fair.

From BBC