adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person from Moravia. historical
2. 2
   A person from Moray, either the district or the former province.
3. 3
   A member of the Moravian Church.
4. 4
   A group of Slavic dialects spoken in the Moravia region, considered by some linguists to compose a language separate from Czech.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, or pertaining to, Moravia or its people or culture.
2. 2
   Of, or pertaining to, the district and former province of Moray in Scotland or its people or culture.
3. 3
   Of, or pertaining to, the Moravian Church or its members.
4. 4
   Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Morava river in Czech Republic, Europe.
5. 5
   Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Morava river in Serbia, Europe.

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to the people or culture of Moravia wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

morayvian

Example

More examples

"My mother sent me to a Moravian school because my father is a Moravian."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Moravia + -an.

Etymology 2

Mediaeval Latin, Moravus from Moravia (also Murravia), Gaelic Moireabh, Early Irish Moreb or Muireb

Related phrases

Moravian GateMoravian WallachiaMoravian-Silesian RegionSouth Moravian Regionczech republic

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.