Dorian

noun Do·ri·an \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

Latin Dorius of Doris, from Greek dōrios, from Dōris, region of ancient Greece

First Known Use: 1662

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