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Brabantian en · ADJ
Etymology
From Brabant + -ian.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Brabant or its people.
The Brabantian Calvinists emigrated en masse to Holland after the Sack of Antwerp in the 1580s.
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Brabantian dialect.
That is a Brabantian accent, not a Limburgish one!
Synonyms
Brabantine
Translations (11)
pt brabantino (pertaining to Brabant) · nl Brabants (pertaining to Brabant) · eo brabanta (pertaining to Brabant) · ca brabançó (pertaining to Brabant) · fi brabantilainen (pertaining to Brabant) · fr brabançon (pertaining to Brabant) · pt brabanção (pertaining to Brabant) · ca brabantí (pertaining to Brabant) · pt brabante (pertaining to Brabant) · sv brabantisk (pertaining to Brabant) · pl brabancki (pertaining to Brabant)
Brabantian en · NOUN
Etymology
From Brabant + -ian.
Meanings
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A person from the respective provinces or historic region of Brabant (especially if Brabantian-speaking).
The Brabantians used to be known as rather reticent and stubborn, in contrast to their more open and louder Northern neighbors, i.e. the Dutch.
Forms
Translations (7)
ca brabançona (Brabantian person) · fr Brabançonne (Brabantian person) · pt brabantino (Brabantian person) · nl Brabander (Brabantian person) · eo brabantano (Brabantian person) · ca brabançó (Brabantian person) · fr Brabançon (Brabantian person)
Brabantian en · PROPN
Etymology
From Brabant + -ian.
Meanings
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The Dutch dialect mainly spoken in North Brabant (the Netherlands), Antwerp and Flemish Brabant provinces (Belgium).
He speaks Brabantian with his schoolmates, and Belgian Standard Dutch in the classroom and with unfamiliar teachers in the playground, a classic example of diglossia.
Synonyms
Brabantish · Brabantic