Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Cyrenian /(s?-r?"n?-an)/ · Cy·re·ni·an · IPA a. n. 01 a. Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic. 1. Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic. 02 n. A native or inhabitant of Cyrene. 1. A native or inhabitant of Cyrene. 2. One of a school of philosophers, established at Cyrene by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. Their doctrines were nearly the same as those of the Epicureans.