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. See Romansch, Ladin
   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

To Italy belongs, further, the whole eastern section of the zone composed of the Friulian territories.

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

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I had made myself an adept in this game at our Friulian country-seat.

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