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ALEXANDRIAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Alexandrian" is a kind of...):

occupant; occupier; resident (someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Alexander (king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC))

Derivation:

Alexander (king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC))

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