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Sorbian

American

[sawr-bee-uhn] / ˈsɔr bi ən /

adjective

of or relating to the Wends or their language.

noun

Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
a Wend.

Sorbian British

/ ˈsɔːbɪən /

noun

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

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adjective

of or relating to the Sorbs or their language

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Etymology

Origin of Sorbian

First recorded in 1830–40; Sorb + -ian

Example Sentences

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Sor′bian, pertaining to the Sorbs or their language.—n. a Sorb, or the Sorbian tongue.—adj. and n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Grimma is of Sorbian origin, and is first mentioned in 1203.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

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