Friulian

[ free-oo-lee-uhn ]

noun

1. a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect spoken by about half a million people of the plains of extreme NE Italy.

Friulian

/ frɪˈuːlɪən /

noun

1. the Rhaetian dialect spoken in parts of Friuli See also Ladin Romansch
2. an inhabitant of Friuli or a speaker of Friulian

adjective

1. of or relating to Friuli, its inhabitants, or their language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Friulian¹

1875–80; Friuli region of Italy + -an

Example Sentences

A few puffy clouds hung above Italy’s Friulian Mountains, to the south.

From The New Yorker

October was nearly over, and the cold in that Friulian climate was very sensible.

From Project Gutenberg

On all sides, except towards the south-west where it unites with the Friulian lowland, it is surrounded by mountains, and about four-sixths of its area is occupied by mountains and hills.

From Project Gutenberg

Among Italian folk-poets the Friulian is foremost as a lover of the greater heights; he turns to them habitually in his moments of poetic inspiration, and, as he says, their echoes repeat his sighs.

From Project Gutenberg

June 8—Fierce fighting is in progress at the Isonzo River; severe fighting also is going on in the Friulian sector.

From Project Gutenberg