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• Lusatian
  Lusatian

  noun

  a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
• lusatian
  lusatian

  adjective

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

Lusatian

American  

[loo-sey-shuhn] / luˈseɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.

2. Sorbian.

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adjective

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

lusatian British  

/ luːˈseɪʃɪən /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Lusatia; a Sorb

2. the Sorbian language

Etymology

Origin of Lusatian

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

Example Sentences

The Lusatian observers, and those of the Palatinate, affirm, that when common bees are confined with combs absolutely void of eggs, they then lay none but the eggs of drones.

From New observations on the natural history of bees by Huber, François

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

From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob

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.

From Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore by Ralston, William Ralston Shedden

He presents himself as the expositor, not only of his native superstitions, but also, zealously, of the Upper Lusatian manners.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various

That longlegged Friesen in the War Office has obtained command of the Lusatian brigade.

From Jena or Sedan? by Beyerlein, Franz