Adrian

[ ey-dree-uhn ]

noun
  1. Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.

  2. (Gilbert), 1903–59, U.S. fashion and costume designer.

  1. a city in SE Michigan.

  2. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “from Hadria,” an ancient city in northern Italy.

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Adrian

/ (ˈeɪdrɪən) /


noun
  1. Edgar Douglas, Baron Adrian. 1889–1977, English physiologist, noted particularly for his research into the function of neurons: shared with Sherrington the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine 1932

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