Alexandrian (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. of Alexandria, especially Alexandria, Egypt.
  2. of or relating to the schools of philosophy, literature, and science in ancient Alexandria.
  3. Alexandrine.
noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Alexandria, especially Alexandria, Egypt.
adjective
  1. of or relating to Alexander the Great
  2. of or relating to Alexandria in Egypt
  3. relating to the Hellenistic philosophical, literary, and scientific ideas that flourished in Alexandria in the last three centuries bc
  4. (of writers, literary works, etc) erudite and imitative rather than original or creative
noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Alexandria
Alexandrian (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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