Julian

//ˈd͡ʒuː.li.ən// adj, name

adj, name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Julius Caesar.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Julian calendar.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to the Julia programming language.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus or Julian the Philosopher or Julian the Apostate.
  2. 2
    A male given name from Latin Iulianus, from Iulius.

    "Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University history professor and CNN analyst, agreed."

  3. 3
    A female given name from Latin, of medieval English usage, variant of Gillian.
  4. 4
    An English surname originating as a patronymic.
  5. 5
    A French surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Julien.
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  1. 6
    A locale in the United States.; A village in Nebraska; named for early French settler Julian Bahuaud.
  2. 7
    A locale in the United States.; A census-designated place in San Diego County, California; named for early settler Mike Julian.
  3. 8
    A locale in the United States.; A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.
  4. 9
    A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Kansas.
  5. 10
    A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
  6. 11
    A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for early landowner Julian Hill.

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"Julian keeps on forgetting to switch off the computer."

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