1. Of or relating to the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris, to their Doric dialect of Greek, or to their culture
   "The Dorian column is a simple and sturdy architectural style"

1. The ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC
    
2. A member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks, spoken in the southern and eastern Peloponnese, Crete, Rhodes, some islands in the southern Aegean Sea, some cities on the coasts of Asia Minor, Southern Italy, Sicily, Epirus and Macedon

Derived forms: Dorians

Type of: citizenry, Greek, Hellene, people

Encyclopedia: Dorian, Steven