Sardinian

[sahr-din-ee-uh n, -din-yuh n]

adjective

of or relating to Sardinia, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Sardinia.

a Romance language spoken on Sardinia.

Origin of Sardinian

First recorded in 1590–1600; Sardini(a) + -an

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Examples from the Web for sardinian

Contemporary Examples of sardinian

Whether it does that will be clear on Friday, when it meets to discuss the future of the Sardinian mine.
Occupy Coal Mine: Sardinian Miners Barricade Themselves Underground
Barbie Latza Nadeau
August 28, 2012
Once she was flown to his Sardinian villa with around 25 other women.
Will Berlusconi Get the Boot?
Barbie Latza Nadeau
November 7, 2010

Historical Examples of sardinian

The assault was made on the French divisions and on the Sardinian contingent.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year
Edwin Emerson
He was hereon free to seek his fortune in the Sardinian capital.
Classic French Course in English
William Cleaver Wilkinson
Progress is the great characteristic of the Sardinian state.
Rienzi
Edward Bulwer Lytton
This gives some idea of the incomes of the Sardinian clergy.
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia
Thomas Forester
I am landing the whole of the Sardinian army, and some of our own troops besides.
Soyer's Culinary Campaign
Alexis Soyer

British Dictionary definitions for sardinian

Sardinian

adjective

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

noun

a native or inhabitant of Sardinia

the spoken language of Sardinia, sometimes regarded as a dialect of Italian but containing many loan words from Spanish

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