adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Dorians.
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Standard Lemma guide
Dorian
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Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively men as romantic or sexual partners; male counterpart of lesbian.
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to the oceanid Doris in Greek mythology.
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Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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adj
Meaning 4
Of or relating to the asteroid (48) Doris.
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Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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name
Meaning 5
A male given name from Ancient Greek, famously used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
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name
Meaning 6
A female given name.
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noun
Meaning 7
A member of the Dorians.
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noun
Meaning 8
Obsolete spelling of durian.
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Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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adjective
Meaning 9
of or relating to the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris, to their Doric dialect of Greek, or to their culture
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noun
Meaning 10
the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC
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Broader terms: citizenry, people
noun
Meaning 11
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
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Broader terms: Greek, Hellene
History
Etymology
Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: дорийски (dorijski) — of or relating to the Dorians
- Catalan: dori — of or relating to the Dorians
- Catalan: dòric — of or relating to the Dorians
- Finnish: doorilainen — of or relating to the Dorians
- French: dorique — of or relating to the Dorians
- French: dorien — of or relating to the Dorians
- Ancient Greek: Δωρικός (Dōrikós) — of or relating to the Dorians
- Italian: dorico — of or relating to the Dorians
- Latin: Dōrius — of or relating to the Dorians
- Latin: Dōricus — of or relating to the Dorians
- Latin: Dōriēnsis — of or relating to the Dorians
- Portuguese: dórico — of or relating to the Dorians
- Russian: дори́йский (doríjskij) — of or relating to the Dorians
- Sicilian: dùricu — of or relating to the Dorians
- Bulgarian: Дориан (Dorian) — male given name
- Bulgarian: дориец (doriec) — a member of the Dorians
- Catalan: dori — a member of the Dorians
- Catalan: dòria — a member of the Dorians
- Finnish: doorilainen — a member of the Dorians
- French: Dorien — a member of the Dorians
- Ancient Greek: Δωριεύς (Dōrieús) — a member of the Dorians
- Ancient Greek: Δωριεῖς (Dōrieîs) — a member of the Dorians
- Hungarian: dór — a member of the Dorians
- Italian: Dori — a member of the Dorians
- Polish: Dor — a member of the Dorians
- Portuguese: dório — a member of the Dorians
- Russian: дори́ец (doríjec) — a member of the Dorians
- Sicilian: Duri — a member of the Dorians