Frisian (redirected from Frisians)

Fri·sian  (frzhn, frzhn) also Frie·sian (frzhn)

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of the Frisian Islands or Friesland.

2. The West Germanic language of the Frisians. It is the language most closely related to English.

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[From Latin Frsi, the Frisians, of Germanic origin.]

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Frisian adj.

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Frisian [ˈfrɪʒən], Friesian

n

1. (Linguistics / Languages) a language spoken in the NW Netherlands, parts of N Germany, and adjacent islands, belonging to the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European family: the nearest relative of the English language; it has three main dialects

2. (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) a native or inhabitant of Friesland or a speaker of the Frisian language

adj

a.  (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to the Frisian language or its speakers

b.  (Placename) (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to Friesland or its peoples and culture

[from Latin Frīsiī people of northern Germany]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Frisian - a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia Dutch, Dutch people - the people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips"
	2.	Frisian - a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English West Germanic, West Germanic language - a branch of the Germanic languages Old Frisian - the Frisian language until the 16th century; the Germanic language of ancient Frisia
Adj.	1.	Frisian - of or relating to the people or culture or language of Friesland or Frisia

Translations

Frisian [ˈfrɪʒən]

A. ADJ → frisio

B. N

1. (= person) → frisio/a m/f

2. (Ling) → frisio m

C. CPD the Frisian Islands NPL → las Islas Frisias