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Grecian

//ˈɡɹiːʃn̩// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Greek (of or from Greece or the Greek people, especially those of Ancient Greece). not-comparable, obsolete, poetic

    "Olympic Games. — Besides the ordinary confederacies that join independent states together, a singular federal bond is remarkable in the Olympic games, which for many ages cemented the Grecian commonwealths by a joint tie of recreation and religious ritual."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Greece. obsolete
  2. 2
    a native or resident of Greece wordnet
  3. 3
    A senior pupil at Christ's Hospital School in West Sussex, England.
  4. 4
    A Jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. obsolete
  5. 5
    One well versed in the Greek language; a scholar of Greek. obsolete

    "I spoke of Mr. Harris, of Salisbury, as being a very learned man, and in particular an eminent Grecian."

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  1. 6
    An Irish labourer newly arrived on the British mainland. obsolete, slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Graecia + -an. Compare Old French grecien and Middle English grecan, grecen, greken, grekin. By surface analysis, Greco- + -ian.

Etymology 2

From Latin Graecia + -an. Compare Old French grecien and Middle English grecan, grecen, greken, grekin. By surface analysis, Greco- + -ian.

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