DORIAN

Dorian

(adjective) of or relating to the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris, to their Doric dialect of Greek, or to their culture

Dorian

(noun) the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC

Dorian

(noun) a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Do"ri*an, a.

1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric; as, a Dorian fashion.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: Same as Doric, 3. "Dorian mood." Milton. Dorian mode (Mus.), the first of the authentic church modes or tones, from D to D, resembling our D minor scale, but with the B natural. Grove.

Do"ri*an, n.

Definition: A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition