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Frie⋅sian

[free-zhuhn]
–adjective, noun
1. Frisian.
2. Chiefly British. Holstein (def. 1).

Fri⋅sian

[frizh-uhn, free-zhuhn]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Friesland, its inhabitants, or their language.
–noun
2. a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
3. the Germanic language most closely related to English, spoken in Friesland and nearby islands. Abbreviation: Fris., Fris
4. Chiefly British.
a. Friesland.
b. Holstein (def. 1).
Also, Friesian.


Origin:
1590–1600; < L Frisi(ī) the people of a Germanic tribe + -an
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Frie·sian   (frē'zhən)   
n.  Variant of Frisian.
Fri·sian   (frĭzh'ən, frē'zhən)   
n.  
  1. A native or inhabitant of the Frisian Islands or Friesland.

  2. The West Germanic language of the Frisians. It is the language most closely related to English.


[From Latin Frīsiī, the Frisians, of Germanic origin.]
Fri'sian adj.
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Word Origin & History

Frisian 
"belonging to the tribe of the Frisii," 1598, from L. Frisii, from a Gmc. tribal name (cf. O.Fris. Frise, M.Du. Vriese, O.H.G. Friaso, O.E. Frisa), perhaps originally meaning "curly-headed" (cf. O.Fris. frisle "curly hair").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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