Georgians

/ˈdʒɔːrdʒənz/ noun

Definition

People from Georgia (a country in the Caucasus region), or people living during the Georgian era (18th-19th century England).

Etymology

From Georgia, the country (named after Saint George) and its people, or from the Georgian era named after the four Kings George who ruled England from 1714-1830. The term has two distinct historical meanings depending on context.

Kelly Says

The Georgian era gave us Jane Austen novels, elegant architecture with perfect symmetry, and the elegant furniture style you see in period dramas—but 'Georgians' could also refer to people from the Caucasus mountains, a completely different culture with its own incredible medieval art!

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