grecian
IPA: grˈiʃʌn
Root Word: Grecian
noun
- (obsolete) A native or inhabitant of Greece.
- A senior pupil at Christ's Hospital School in West Sussex, England.
- (obsolete) A Jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.
- (obsolete) One well versed in the Greek language; a scholar of Greek.
- (obsolete, slang) An Irish labourer newly arrived on the British mainland.
adjective
- (obsolete or poetic) Greek (of or from Greece or the Greek people, especially those of Ancient Greece).
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Examples of "grecian" in Sentences
- The caption simply said that it was the Grecian.
- Maria's family had a great name in Grecian Crete.
- Neo Grecian figures form part of the upper balcony.
- She had dark curly hair, brown eyes and a Grecian nose.
- It was of simple Grecian architecture from a design by Lapidge.
- He constructed an elaborate tombstone for her based on a Grecian temple.
- A wide pocket door entryway with enormous Grecian surround connects them.
- Graceful Grecian inspired arches run the length of the building, front and back.
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