Dorian

¹

[ dawr-ee-uhn, dohr- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the ancient Greek region of Doris or to the Dorians.

noun

1. a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Compare Achaean ( def 5 ), Aeolian ²( def 3 ), Ionian ( def 3 ).

Dorian

²

[ dawr-ee-uhn, dohr- ]

noun

1. a male or female given name.

Dorian

/ ˈdɔːrɪən /

noun

1. a member of a Hellenic people who invaded Greece around 1100 bc , overthrew the Mycenaean civilization, and settled chiefly in the Peloponnese

adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their dialect of Ancient Greek; Doric
2. music of or relating to a mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from D to D See also Hypo-

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dorian¹

1595–1605; < Latin Dōri ( us ) (< Greek Dṓrios Dorian) + -an

Example Sentences

In 2014, Japanese man Dorian Nakamoto was pursued by reporters who thought he was the elusive Bitcoin creator, but it proved to be false lead caused by some mistranslated information.

From BBC

Centennial’s defense took away one of Murrieta Valley’s best weapons, running back Dorian Hoze, limiting him to 43 yards in 19 carries.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the first significant playing time at the college level for the dual-threat quarterback who once said he could hurdle defenders better than former Bruin counterpart Dorian Thompson-Robinson.

From Los Angeles Times

Fargeat seems to enjoy playing with this theme, an obvious gender-reverse homage to and riff on “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”

From Salon

Sarah Snook won best actress for her one-woman performance of “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” and Andrew Scott was nominated for similarly playing all the characters in “Vanya.”

From New York Times