English

Adjective

Asturian ‎(comparative more Asturian, superlative most Asturian)

1. Of or pertaining to the region of Asturias in Spain.
   • 1878, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The story of the Christians and Moors of Spain, page 86

     This gave time to many families to escape; and Bermudo even carried away the bodies of his predecessors to the old refuge in the Asturian hills.

2. Of or pertaining to the Asturian language.
   • 2002, M. Teresa Turell, Multilingualism in Spain, page 167

     The winning entry was a poem written in Asturian, one of the first such in Asturian literature.

Translations

Noun

Asturian ‎(plural Asturians)

1. A native of Asturias in northern Spain.
   • 2000, Richard Sterling & Allison Jones, Spain (Lonely Planet; World Food), page 145

     To this day the Asturians say to each other "Have a care. Asturias is Spain. The rest is Araby."

Translations

Proper noun

Asturian

1. A Romance language spoken in Asturias, Spain.
   • 2002, M. Teresa Turell, Multilingualism in Spain, page 167

     The winning entry was a poem written in Asturian, one of the first such in Asturian literature.

   • 2007, Paolo Coluzzi, Minority language planning and micronationalism in Italy, page 272

     In Asturias/Asturies 18.3% of the respondents said they spoke Asturian always or most of the time with friends […]

Translations

See also

• Astur
• Astur-Leonese

• Wiktionary's coverage of Asturian terms

Related terms

• Asturias

Anagrams

• Austrian
• saturnia

Romanian

Adjective

asturian m, n ‎(feminine singular asturiană, masculine plural asturieni, feminine and neuter plural asturiene)

1. Asturian

Declension

Noun

asturian m ‎(plural asturieni)

1. Asturian person

Declension

See also

• asturiană
• limba asturiană