dorian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
  2. noun the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC
  3. adjective of or relating to the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris, to their Doric dialect of Greek, or to their culture

WordNet

Do"ri*an adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric; as, a Dorian fashion.
  2. (Mus.) Same as Doric, 3. "Dorian mood." Milton. Grove.
Do"ri*an noun
Definitions
  1. A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.

Webster 1913