Friulian

[ free-oo-lee-uh n ]

/ friˈu li ən /

noun

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

Origin of Friulian

1875–80; Friuli region of Italy + -an

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Examples from the Web for friulian

To Italy belongs, further, the whole eastern section of the zone composed of the Friulian territories.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8|Various
I had made myself an adept in this game at our Friulian country-seat.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi
October was nearly over, and the cold in that Friulian climate was very sensible.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi

British Dictionary definitions for friulian

Friulian

/ (frɪˈuːlɪən) /

noun

the Rhaetian dialect spoken in parts of FriuliSee also Ladin, Romansch

an inhabitant of Friuli or a speaker of Friulian

adjective

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

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