Dorian
Do·ri·an
noun \ˈdȯr-ē-ən\Definition of DORIAN
: a member of an ancient Hellenic race that completed the overthrow of Mycenaean civilization and settled especially in the Peloponnisos and Crete
— Dorian adjective
Origin of DORIAN
Latin Dorius of Doris, from Greek dōrios, from Dōris, region of ancient Greece
First Known Use: 1662
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