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Gordian.

Of or pertaining to Gordium (now Yassihüyük in Turkey), capital of Phrygia.

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Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Gordium (now Yassihüyük in Turkey), capital of Phrygia.

  2. Of or pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia

  3. Of the Gordian knot.

  4. Twisted; convoluted; tied as a knot.

Where this word comes from

From Gordius + -an or Gordium + -an.

name
  1. Gordianus, name of three Roman emperors.

Where this word comes from

From Gordius + -an or Gordium + -an.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.