Alexandrian

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æl.ɛɡˈzæn.dɹiː.ən/
• IPA^(key): /æ.lɛksˈzæn.dɹi.ən/

Adjective

Alexandrian (comparative more Alexandrian, superlative most Alexandrian)

1. Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt.

   the Alexandrian library

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

Derived terms

• Alexandrian Orthodox Church

Translations

of or pertaining to Alexandria

• Arabic: إِسْكَنْدَرَانِيّ (ʔiskandarāniyy)
• Catalan: alexandrí
• Greek: αλεξανδρινός (el) m (alexandrinós)
• Persian: اسکندرانی (Eskandarâni)
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• Portuguese: alexandrino (pt)
• Spanish: alejandrino (es)
• Swedish: alexandrinsk

Noun

Alexandrian (plural Alexandrians)

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

See also

• Alexandrine

Anagrams

• Alexandrina