Burgundian
English
Alternative forms
- Burgonian (obsolete)
Etymology
From Burgundy + -an. Compare Old English Burgendan (“Burgundians”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Burgundian (plural Burgundians)
- A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
- A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Translations
an inhabitant of Burgundy
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а member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe
Proper noun
Burgundian
- The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
- The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Synonyms
- (Romance language): Bourguignon
Translations
the old Burgundian language
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the modern Burgundian language
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Adjective
Burgundian (not comparable)
- Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.
- 1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, (please specify either |part=I or II):
- bright Burgundian vineyards
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
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