Word
adrian
Phoneticsadri·an
/ˈeɪdɹiən/
Definitions
01male name
n. a common first name for a man.
n. a masculine given name derived from the Latin 'Hadrianus', meaning 'from Hadria'.
“My friend Adrian is coming over to help me fix my computer.”
“Adrian was a popular choice for boys in the late twentieth century, though its frequency has fluctuated across different English-speaking regions.”
02place name
n. the name of several small towns, especially in the United States and Romania.
n. a toponym referring to various municipalities, most notably a city in Michigan, USA.
“The family moved to a small house in Adrian, Michigan.”
“The local history museum in Adrian provides a detailed account of the town's development during the expansion of the American railroad system.”
03relating to the Adriatic
adj. related to the Adriatic Sea, which is between Italy and the Balkan countries.
adj. relating to the Adriatic Sea or the regions bordering it.
“The old book described the beautiful Adrian coast.”
“The poet made frequent reference to the Adrian waves, using the term as a classical allusion to the sea's historical importance.”
Archaic · Literary
Synonyms
Etymology
From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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