What does "leonese" mean?

A native or inhabitant of the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.

Leonese

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Noun

1
A native or inhabitant of the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.
"In addition to these men, there are at least two Leonese: Pedro Garcés from Matanza (near Astorga) and Domingo Rodríguez from Castroverde (unless this refers to Castroverde de Cerrato in the modern province of Valladolid); and two Galicians: […]"

Adjective

1
Of, from or relating to the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.
"Or, as I was told, “Nos sentimos más leoneses, pero somos gallegos iguales” (We feel more Leonese, but we are also equally Galician)."
2
From, or pertaining to the Kingdom of León, a former independent kingdom in the northwest of Iberia.

Proper Noun

1
A Romance language spoken in the northwest of Spain, closely related to Asturian and Mirandese.

"Or, as I was told, “Nos sentimos más leoneses, pero somos gallegos iguales” (We feel more Leonese, but we are also equally Galician)."

From Leon + -ese. Compare Spanish leonés.

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