Sorbian
adjective
1.
of or relating to the Wends or their language.
noun
2.
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
3.
a Wend.
noun
1.
a West Slavonic language spoken in the rural areas of E Germany between the upper reaches of the Oder and Elbe rivers; modern Wendish
adjective
2.
of or relating to the Sorbs or their language
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