Moravian

English

Etymology 1

Moravia +‎ -an

Adjective

Moravian (comparative more Moravian, superlative most Moravian)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, Moravia or its people or culture.
  2. Of, or pertaining to, the Moravian Church or its members.
  3. Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Morava river in Czech Republic, Europe.
  4. Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Morava river in Serbia, Europe.
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Noun

Moravian (plural Moravians)

  1. (historical) A person from Moravia.
  2. A member of the Moravian Church.
  3. A group of Slavic dialects spoken in the Moravia region, considered by some linguists to compose a language separate from Czech.
Translations

Etymology 2

Mediaeval Latin, Moravus from Moravia (also Murravia), Gaelic Moireabh, Early Irish Moreb or Muireb

Adjective

Moravian (comparative more Moravian, superlative most Moravian)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, the district and former province of Moray in Scotland or its people or culture.

Noun

Moravian (plural Moravians)

  1. A person from Moray, either the district or the former province.

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