Associations to the word «Frisian»

FRISIAN, proper noun. A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.

FRISIAN, proper noun. (specifically) The West Frisian lect, spoken in the northern Netherlands.

FRISIAN, proper noun. (specifically) Saterland Frisian, the last surviving dialect of the East Frisian lect, spoken in Northern Germany close to the Dutch border.

FRISIAN, proper noun. (specifically) The North Frisian lect, spoken in Germany and Denmark at the mutual border in Schleswig and Holstein.

FRISIAN, noun. A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to the region of Frisia (which is in the Netherlands, northern Germany, and southern Denmark).

FRISIAN, noun. A person who is from or who has long resided in the Dutch province of Friesland.

FRISIAN, adjective. Of, in or relating to the Frisian language or a Frisian language.

FRISIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Frisia; to people of Frisian descent.

FRISIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the region of Frisia.

FRISIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of the Dutch province of Friesland.

FRISIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the Dutch province of Friesland.

FRISIAN, noun. A native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia.

FRISIAN, noun. A West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English.

FRISIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the people or culture or language of Friesland or Frisia.