Polabian

English

Etymology

From the name of Polabian tribes, which in turn derives from the name of the Elbe river in Slavic languages: Łaba in Polish and Labe in Czech.

Proper noun

Polabian

  1. West Slavic language, extinct in 18th century.

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See also

  • Wiktionary's coverage of Polabian terms

Noun

Polabian (plural Polabians)

  1. A Polabian Slav; one of a number of Lechite tribes who lived along the Elbe river in what is now eastern Germany.
    • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Polabian.

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