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SARDINIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Italian dialect spoken in Sardinia; sometimes considered a separate language with many loan words from Spanish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Sardinian" is a kind of...):
Italian (the Romance language spoken in Italy)
Derivation:
Sardinian (of or relating to or characteristic of Sardinia or its people or its language)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Sardinia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sardinian" is a kind of...):
Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)
Derivation:
Sardinian (of or relating to or characteristic of Sardinia or its people or its language)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Sardinia or its people or its language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Sardinia (the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century)
Derivation:
Sardinia (an island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy)
Sardinian (the Italian dialect spoken in Sardinia; sometimes considered a separate language with many loan words from Spanish)
Sardinian (a native or inhabitant of Sardinia)