Alexandrian

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /æl.ɛɡˈzæn.dɹiː.ən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /æ.lɛksˈzæn.dɹi.ən/

Etymology 1

From Alexandria +‎ -n.

Adjective

Alexandrian (comparative more Alexandrian, superlative most Alexandrian)

Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt.
the Alexandrian library

Synonyms

Alexandrine

Derived terms

Translations

of or pertaining to Alexandria

Arabic: إِسْكَنْدَرَانِيّ‎ (ʔiskandarāniyy)
Catalan: alexandrí
Greek: αλεξανδρινός (el) (alexandrinós)
Ancient: Ἀλεξανδρεῖος (Alexandreîos), Ἀλεξανδρῖνος (Alexandrînos)
Italian: alessandrino (it)
Latin: Alexandrīnus
Persian: اسکندرانی‎ (eskandarâni)
Portuguese: alexandrino (pt)
Spanish: alejandrino (es)
Swedish: alexandrinsk

Noun

Alexandrian (plural Alexandrians)

A native or inhabitant of Alexandria.
A practitioner of Alexandrian Wicca.

Translations

native or inhabitant of Alexandria

Catalan: alexandrí m, alexandrina f
French: Alexandrin (fr) m, Alexandrine (fr) f
Greek:
Ancient: Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρεύς m (Alexandreús)
Latin: Alexandreus m, Alexandrea f, Alexandrīnus m, Alexandrīna f
Spanish: alejandrino (es) m, alejandrina (es) f

Etymology 2

From Alexander +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Alexandrian (comparative more Alexandrian, superlative most Alexandrian)

(not comparable) Applied to a kind of heroic verse.
Of or pertaining to Alexander the Great, or his reign, era etc.

Anagrams

Alexandrina

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