: of, relating to, or characteristic of Friesland, the Frisians, or Frisian
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: a member of a people that inhabit principally the Netherlands province of Friesland and the Frisian islands in the North Sea
2
: the Germanic language of the Frisian people
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The ruins were Frisian, built by a group of Germanic-speaking people from the coasts of what is now Germany and the Netherlands in the 12th century C.E.
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“Frisian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Frisian. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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Frisian
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Fri·sian
ˈfrizh-ən,
ˈfrē-zhən
1
: a member of a people that live mainly in the Netherlands province of Friesland and the Frisian Islands in the North Sea
2
: the Germanic language of the Frisian people
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