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US
/ˈdɔɹiən/
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NOUN
- the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC
- a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris, to their Doric dialect of Greek, or to their culture
How To Use Dorian In A Sentence
- The Marabi mangrove forests are halophyte forests distributed along the Ecuadorian Coast and located at the mouths of river systems converging on the Pacific Coast of South America. Manabí mangroves
- The following article has been transcribed faithfully from a manuscript found inside a rather damaged Portuguese camphor-wood escritoire which was left to Chris among Dorian's effects.
- These I have met in what appeared to me to be the most practical way in the case of the Inca (or Quichua, which is the Ecuadorian equivalent) and Jívaro words, which I have introduced for the sake of those who are interested in philology. Head Hunters of the Amazon: Seven Years of Exploration and Adventure
- `So be prepared, Alec, one day you might walk in here and find Dorian Gray sitting behind the desk. THE ENDLESS GAME
- A; his Phrygian was the ancient Dorian, [G: e 'e' '] dominant, Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University
- Unfortunately, this adaptation of Dorian proved dramatically fuzzy and choreographically mundane.
- Hot orange energy belched from his phaser, striking the Andorian in the chest and sending him tumbling to the ground outside the tunnel. Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony
- Her love interests: Kiyo, a sexy shapeshifter and Dorian, a bondage-loving Fairy King, are well written with love scenes giving just enough detail to tantalise without being too explicit. Book Chick City
- Consider the nationalities involved in those few seconds: Malouda is a Frenchman, Valencia is Ecuadorian, Fletcher is a Scot, Cole an Englishman, and Edwin van der Sar, the beaten goalkeeper, is Dutch. NYT > Home Page
- Dorian is hardly a family values candidate and has chosen as her main issue gay marriage --- hardly an issue in a mayoral race. Gay Marriage: No Dissent Allowed