Sorbian

[sawr-bee-uh n]

adjective

of or relating to the Wends or their language.

noun

Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.

a Wend.

Origin of Sorbian

First recorded in 1830–40; Sorb + -ian

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Historical Examples of sorbian

Grimma is of Sorbian origin, and is first mentioned in 1203.
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British Dictionary definitions for sorbian

Sorbian

noun

a West Slavonic language spoken in the rural areas of E Germany between the upper reaches of the Oder and Elbe rivers; modern Wendish

adjective

of or relating to the Sorbs or their language

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