Sorbian

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Sor·bi·an

(sôr′bē-ən)

1. A Sorb.

2. Either of the two West Slavic languages, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian, spoken by the Sorbs. Also called Wendish.

Sor′bi·an adj.

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Sorbian

(ˈsɔːbɪən)

(Languages) a West Slavonic language spoken in the rural areas of E Germany between the upper reaches of the Oder and Elbe rivers; modern Wendish

adj

1. (Peoples) of or relating to the Sorbs or their language

2. (Languages) of or relating to the Sorbs or their language

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Sorb•i•an

(ˈsɔr bi ən)

n.

1. the West Slavic language of the Sorbs, having distinct northern and southern literary forms.

adj.

2. of or pertaining to the Sorbs or their language.

[1830–40]

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Noun	1.	Sorbian - a speaker of Sorbian Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 Slav - any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language
	2.	Sorbian - a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany Lusatian Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages

Translations

sorbisch

sórabo

sorabe

sorbisk

лужицкий язык

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