"Edwardian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Edwardian [comparative], most Edwardian [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dɪən, -ɑː(ɹ)dɪən Etymology: Edward + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Edward|ian}} Edward + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Edwardian (comparative more Edwardian, superlative most Edwardian)
  1. Of the period in British history from circa 1901 to 1910, when Edward VII ruled the British Empire. Categories (topical): Historical periods, History of the United Kingdom Translations (relating to the reign of Edward VII): eduardià (Catalan), edwardiaans (Dutch), edvardiaaninen (Finnish), édouardien (French), Edwardisch (German), Edward korabeli (Hungarian), eduardiano (Portuguese), эдвардианский (edvardianskij) (Russian), edvardiansk (Swedish), Edwardaidd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Edwardian-en-adj-o5Jd~NRg Disambiguation of Historical periods: 58 42 Disambiguation of History of the United Kingdom: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 93 7

Noun

Forms: Edwardians [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dɪən, -ɑː(ɹ)dɪən Etymology: Edward + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Edward|ian}} Edward + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Edwardian (plural Edwardians)
  1. A person from the Edwardian era.
    Sense id: en-Edwardian-en-noun-97Wuc0og

Inflected forms

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