Brabantian
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Brabantian (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.
- Synonym: Brabantine
- Of or pertaining to the Brabantian language.
- That is a Brabantian accent, not a Limburgish one!
Translations[edit]
pertaining to Brabant
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Proper noun[edit]
Brabantian
- The language or dialect mainly spoken in North Brabant (the Netherlands), Antwerp and Flemish Brabant provinces (Belgium).
- Synonyms: Brabantish, Brabantic
- 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.
Noun[edit]
Brabantian (plural Brabantians)
- 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.
Usage notes[edit]
Translations[edit]
Brabantian person
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