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Julian

adj · name · 17 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈd͡ʒuː.li.ən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /d͡ʒuː.liˈæn/ CDP in Pennsylvania
  • rhymes with -uːliən
  • CMU ARPABET: JH UW1 L IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: JH UW1 L Y AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Julius Caesar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to the Julian calendar.

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adj

Meaning 3

Of or relating to the Julia programming language.

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name

Meaning 4

The Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus or Julian the Philosopher or Julian the Apostate.

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name

Meaning 5

A male given name from Latin Iulianus, from Iulius.

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name

Meaning 6

A female given name from Latin, of medieval English usage, variant of Gillian.

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name

Meaning 7

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

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name

Meaning 8

A French surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Julien.

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name

Meaning 9

A locale in the United States.

A village in Nebraska; named for early French settler Julian Bahuaud.

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name

Meaning 10

A locale in the United States.

A census-designated place in San Diego County, California; named for early settler Mike Julian.

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name

Meaning 11

A locale in the United States.

A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.

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name

Meaning 12

A locale in the United States.

An unincorporated community in Kansas.

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name

Meaning 13

A locale in the United States.

An unincorporated community in North Carolina.

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name

Meaning 14

A locale in the United States.

An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for early landowner Julian Hill.

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name

Meaning 15

A sub-age from 229.6 ± 2.0 to 222.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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16

adjective

Meaning 16

of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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  • the Julian calendar

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17

noun

Meaning 17

Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Julian the Apostate, Flavius Claudius Julianus

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Broader terms: Roman Emperor, Emperor of Rome

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: юлиàнски (juliànski) — of or relating to Julius Caesar
  • Czech: juliánský — of or relating to Julius Caesar
  • Finnish: juliaaninen — of or relating to Julius Caesar
  • French: julien — of or relating to Julius Caesar
  • German: julianisch — of or relating to Julius Caesar
  • Polish: juliański — of or relating to Julius Caesar
  • Portuguese: juliano — of or relating to Julius Caesar
  • Russian: юлиа́нский (juliánskij) — of or relating to Julius Caesar
  • Spanish: juliano — of or relating to Julius Caesar
  • Translingual: julianus — of or relating to Julius Caesar
  • Albanian: Xhuljano — male given name
  • Arabic: جوليان — male given name
  • Basque: Julen — male given name
  • Bengali: জুলীয় (juliẏo) — male given name
  • Breton: Juluan — male given name
  • Bulgarian: Юлиа́н (Julián) — male given name
  • Bulgarian: Джу́лиан (Džúlian) — male given name
  • Burmese: ဂျူလီယန် (gyuliyan) — male given name
  • Catalan: Julià — male given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 朱利安 (Zhūlì'ān) — male given name
  • Coptic: ⲓⲟⲩⲗⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ (ioulianos) — male given name
  • Danish: Julian — male given name
  • Dutch: Julian — male given name
  • French: Julien — male given name
  • Middle French: Iulian — male given name
  • Galician: Xulián — male given name
  • Galician: Xián — male given name
  • Galician: Xiao — male given name
  • German: Julian — male given name
  • Greek: Ιουλιανός (Ioulianós) — male given name
  • Hindi: जूलियन (jūliyan) — male given name
  • Italian: Giuliano — male given name
  • Japanese: ジュリアン (Jurian) — male given name
  • Korean: 줄리언 (jullieon) — male given name
  • Lombard: Giulian — male given name
  • Lombard: Giügliàn — male given name
  • Malayalam: ജൂലിയൻ (jūliyaṉ) — male given name
  • Māori: Huriana — male given name
  • Norwegian: Julian — male given name
  • Occitan: Julian — male given name
  • Occitan: Jolian — male given name
  • Occitan: Julien — male given name
  • Occitan: Júlia — male given name
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: Juião — male given name
  • Pannonian Rusyn: Юлиян (Julijan) — male given name
  • Polish: Julian — male given name
  • Portuguese: Julião — male given name
  • Portuguese: Juliano — male given name
  • Russian: Юлиа́н (Julián) — male given name
  • Russian: Джу́лиан (Džúlian) — male given name
  • Sinhalese: ජුලියානු (juliyānu) — male given name
  • Spanish: Julián — male given name
  • Tamil: யூலியன் (yūliyaṉ) — male given name
  • Thai: จูเลียน — male given name
Real reading context

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