Julian
//ˈd͡ʒuː.li.ən// adj, name
adj, name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to Julius Caesar.
- 2 Of or relating to the Julian calendar.
- 3 Of or relating to the Julia programming language.
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus or Julian the Philosopher or Julian the Apostate.
- 2 A male given name from Latin Iulianus, from Iulius.
"Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University history professor and CNN analyst, agreed."
- 3 A female given name from Latin, of medieval English usage, variant of Gillian.
- 4 An English surname originating as a patronymic.
- 5 A French surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Julien.
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- 6 A locale in the United States.; A village in Nebraska; named for early French settler Julian Bahuaud.
- 7 A locale in the United States.; A census-designated place in San Diego County, California; named for early settler Mike Julian.
- 8 A locale in the United States.; A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.
- 9 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Kansas.
- 10 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
- 11 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in West Virginia; named for early landowner Julian Hill.
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More examples"Julian keeps on forgetting to switch off the computer."
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