FRISIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Frisian mean? 

• FRISIAN (noun)
  The noun FRISIAN has 2 senses:

1. a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia

2. a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English

  Familiarity information: FRISIAN used as a noun is rare.

• FRISIAN (adjective)
  The adjective FRISIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the people or culture or language of Friesland or Frisia

  Familiarity information: FRISIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRISIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Frisian" is a kind of...):

Dutch; Dutch people (the people of the Netherlands)

Sense 2

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)

• FRISIAN (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)