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FRISIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Frisian" is a kind of...):
West Germanic; West Germanic language (a branch of the Germanic languages)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Frisian"):
Old Frisian (the Frisian language until the 16th century; the Germanic language of ancient Frisia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Frisian" is a kind of...):
Dutch; Dutch people (the people of the Netherlands)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the people or culture or language of Friesland or Frisia
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Friesland (one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands)
Frisia (an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands)
Derivation:
Frisia (an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands)
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