Dorian

noun

Do·​ri·​an ˈdȯr-ē-ən 

: a member of an ancient Hellenic race that completed the overthrow of Mycenaean civilization and settled especially in the Peloponnisos and Crete

Dorian adjective

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above