Asturian

//æsˈtʊɹ.i.ən// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Asturias, Spain.

    "To this day the Asturians say to each other "Have a care. Asturias is Spain. The rest is Araby.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from or relating to Asturias, Spain.

    "This gave time to many families to escape; and Bermudo even carried away the bodies of his predecessors to the old refuge in the Asturian hills."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the Asturian language.

    "The winning entry was a poem written in Asturian, one of the first such in Asturian literature."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Romance language spoken in Asturias, Spain.

    "The winning entry was a poem written in Asturian, one of the first such in Asturian literature."

Example

More examples

"Can you not say it in Asturian?"

Etymology

From Asturia + -an.

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