Lu·sa·ti·a (l -s  sh - , -sh) A region of central Europe in eastern Germany and southwest Poland between the Elbe and Oder rivers. Settled by the Slavic Sorbs, it was colonized during the Middle Ages by Germans and changed hands frequently among Saxony, Bohemia, and Brandenburg before passing to Prussia in 1815. Lu·sa tian adj. & n. |
Lusatian [luːˈseɪʃɪən]
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) (Placename) of or relating to Lusatia, its people, or their language
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Lusatia; a Sorb
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the Sorbian language
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| Noun | 1. | Lusatian - a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages |
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