alexandrian

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Al⋅ex⋅an⋅dri⋅an

[al-ig-zan-dree-uh

n, -zahn-]

–adjective

1.	of Alexandria, esp. Alexandria, Egypt.

2.	of or pertaining to the schools of philosophy, literature, and science in ancient Alexandria.

3.	Alexandrine.

–noun

4.	a native or inhabitant of Alexandria, esp. Alexandria, Egypt.

Origin:
1575–85; Alexandri(a) + -an

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Al·ex·an·dri·an (āl'ĭg-zān'drē-ən)

adj.

Of or relating to Alexander the Great: the Alexandrian conquests.
Of or relating to Alexandria, Egypt.
Of, characteristic of, or belonging to a learned school of Hellenistic literature, science, and philosophy located at Alexandria in the last three centuries B.C.

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