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Georgean
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English
Etymology 1
From en George an.
Adjective
en Georgian _in the senses relating to a person named George.
en 5 March 1898 John Leyland Country Homes, Gardens Old & New: Trentham, Staffordshire.The Seat of the Duke of Sutherland. Country Life Illustrated.The Journal for All Interested in Country Life and Country Pursuits. III 61 London Hudson & Kearns,20, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, Strand, W.C., [a]nd George Newnes,Ltd., 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12, Southampton Street, Strand. 274 https://archive.org/details/sim_country-life_1898-03-05_3_61/page/274/mode/1up 1 6535860 The house which has been described stood until towards the end of the last century, when a plain structure of Georgean solidity took its place.
en 1961 November Richard Moore England’s Dance of the VirginsThe Greatest Orgy Since Roman Days Took Place at a Country Estate—as Noblemen and Ladies Watched 100 Lovely Virgins and 100 Virile Youths Adrian Bernard Lopez Sir! A Magazine for Males 18 3 New York, N.Y. Volitant Publishing Corporation 54 https://archive.org/details/20211026_20211026_1014/Sir%21%20v18n03%20%281961-11%29%20%7Bjvh-EXciter%7D/page/54/mode/1up 3 868141942 Back in the latter half of the 18th Century, during the days of the Georgean rakes, London was even more of a hotbed of vice than now.
en 2010 Alan Kim Historical context Plato in Germany: Kant – Natorp – Heidegger International Plato Studies 27 Sankt Augustin, N.R.W. Academia Verlag footnote 18 18 https://archive.org/details/plato-in-germany-natorp-kant-heidegger/page/18/mode/1up 978-3-89665-529-5 In rendering Georgean phrases, I follow his Stefan George’s idiosyncrasy of not capitalizing nouns.
Etymology 2
From en Georgia Ann.Ciara Lawler 4 July 2024 Georgean The Bump https://web.archive.org/web/20240714210340/https://www.thebump.com/b/georgean-baby-name Chevy Chase, Md. XO Group.
Proper noun
en female.
13 June 1985 Julio Moran Torrance Float in Rose Parade to Be Completely Californian https://web.archive.org/web/20260213090456/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-06-13-cb-10788-story.html The request is now moot because a co-sponsor was found, but the request may be resubmitted for the 1987 float, according to Georgean Griswold, past president of the association.
21 May 1999 Sarah Hall Holiday cruisers sing as ship sinks https://web.archive.org/web/20130823235530/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/may/22/malaysia Last night, as they rested in Penang, Malaysia, the rescued passengers relived their ordeal. 'It was very frightening,' said Georgean Stewart, 39, a nurse from Scotland. 'We have lost everything.'
21 May 2012 Maloy Moore; Ben Welsh Biggest Super PAC donations https://web.archive.org/web/20120716071017/https://spreadsheets.latimes.com/super-pac-donors/ Deblois, Georgean Physician, Commonwealth Laboratory Consultants
15 January 2015 Leonard Anthony Brancatelli: February 10, 1943 - December 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20260213090522/https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/community/tn-gnp-leonard-anthony-brancatelli-february-10-1943-december-12-2014-20150115-story.html Dad was loved by everyone, including our mom (his ex-wife) Georgean, his lifelong best friend, Bobby, numerous friends and his big Italian family in Ohio.
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