Dorian
['dɔriən]
Definition
(noun.) the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC.
(noun.) a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
(adj.) of or relating to the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris, to their Doric dialect of Greek, or to their culture .
Checker: Melanie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric; as, a Dorian fashion.
(a.) Same as Doric, 3.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.
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Definition
adj. and n. belonging to Doris in Greece Doric: a native of Doris.
Editor: Roxanne
Examples
- Quite the reverse, he replied; and if so the Dorian and the Phrygian are the only ones which you have left. Plato. The Republic.
- There is yet another thread which is interwoven in the texture of the work; for the Republic is not only a Dorian State, but a Pythagorean league. Plato. The Republic.
- Probably only in States prepared by Dorian institutions would such a league have been possible. Plato. The Republic.
- The spirit of harmony and the Dorian mode are to prevail, and the whole State is to have an external beauty which is the reflex of the harmony within. Plato. The Republic.
- And these, he replied, are the Dorian and Phrygian harmonies of which I was just now speaking. Plato. The Republic.
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