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US
/ˈeɪdɹiən/
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NOUN
- Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
- English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
How To Use Adrian In A Sentence
- I spotted Adrian later in the afternoon staring at the distant tree line with a look of pondering in his eyes.
- A famous bearer of the name was Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as Hadrian, a 2nd-century Roman emperor who built a wall across northern Britain. Neth Space
- With a screeching halt, the driver stepped on the brake just in front of the run-down apartment building that Adrian now called home.
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- Adrian is not what one would call a garrulous person at the best of times. The Light of Scarthey
- As Adrian Dayton said earlier today, "I feel a little bit like I have been" spammed "into joining Google Buzz. Dean's World
- She chose to hide her face from Adrian's sight, burying it underneath her hands.
- Our fears seem less primeval when we notice that the island's warden, Adrian, is staring at the tide and looking concerned.
- Only a sense of uxorial duty to his position stopped Hadrian from sending Sabina into exile.34 Caesars’ Wives
- Adrian died of a heroin overdose which some of his friends thought was deliberate.
