ALEXANDRIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alexandrian mean? 

• ALEXANDRIAN (noun)
  The noun ALEXANDRIAN has 1 sense:

1. a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)

  Familiarity information: ALEXANDRIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• ALEXANDRIAN (adjective)
  The adjective ALEXANDRIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire

  Familiarity information: ALEXANDRIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALEXANDRIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Alexandrian" is a kind of...):

occupant; occupier; resident (someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there)

• ALEXANDRIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Alexander (king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC))

Derivation:

Alexander (king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC))

 Context examples 

It was evident that he shared our host’s liking for the fresh Alexandrian cigarettes.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)