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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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Fris.  
abbr.  Frisian
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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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Frisian
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