单词 | adjarian |
释义 | Adjariann.adj. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Adjara, a region of Georgia (now an autonomous republic) situated on the east coast of the Black Sea; = Adjar n. ΚΠ 1879 Corr. respecting Condition Population Asia Minor & Syria 36 in Parl. Papers 1878–9 (C. 2432) XXXIX. It was recently stated in all the newspapers that the Adjarians in large numbers contemplate leaving their native land and emigrating to Turkey. 1890 H. M. Jewett tr. A. G. von Suttner Djambek, Georgian i. 13 He was body and soul an Adjarian, and so, in a wider sense, a Georgian. 1920 Observer 30 May 13/5 Indian troops were sent from Batum to put an end to the fighting between Georgians and Adjarians (a Moslem tribe). 1991 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 24 Nov. 9/2 In 1913, Stalin..was asking, ‘What is to be done with the Mingrelians, the Abkhasians, the Adjarians, the Svanetians, the Lesghians?’ 2004 Foreign Affairs Mar. 16/2 Abashidze has already proved to be a thorn in the side of Saakashvili by discouraging Adjarians from participating in the latest presidential elections. B. adj. Of or relating to Adjara or its inhabitants; = Adjar adj. ΚΠ 1890 H. M. Jewett tr. A. G. von Suttner Djambek, Georgian iii. 38 He owned pasture-lands in the Adjarian highlands, and thither he sent every spring his extensive flocks and herds. 1937 Atlanta Constit. 4 Oct. 7/3 Execution of the president, vice president and six other high officials of the Adjarian republic of the U. S. S. R. for treasonable plotting was reported today from Tiflis. 1957 Encycl. Brit. X. 197/1 Before World War II the total area of the Georgian republic was 26,834 sq. mi., including the Abkhazian autonomous republic.., the Adzharian autonomous republic.., and the South Ossetian autonomous province. 2004 G. M. Derluguian Bourlieu's Secret Admirer in Caucasus (2005) 186 The Adjarian identity today is Georgian as a result of Soviet secularization. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1879 |
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