Lusatian

[ loo-sey-shuhn ]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
2. Sorbian ( def 2 ).

adjective

1. of or relating to Lusatia, its people, or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lusatian¹

First recorded in 1545–55; Lusati(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The Lusatian Wends hold that when a corpse chews its shroud or sucks its own breast, all its kin will soon follow it to the grave.

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Laws relating to this district, after passing through the Saxon parliament must be submitted to the Lusatian diet at Bautzen.

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He had 100,000 men among the Lusatian hills between Bautzen and Zittau.

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We give here two characteristic ballads of the Upper Lusatian language.

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It is, however, much more interspersed with German words; although not to such a degree as the Lower Lusatian dialect.

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