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ALEXANDRIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)
Classified under:
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)
II. (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))
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