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(PLACE) [suffix] - used to form adjectives and nouns which say what country or area a person, thing or language comes fromSpanish dancing (= from Spain)Flemish lace (= from Flanders in Belgium)Are you English (= from England)?I've always liked the Irish (= people from Ireland).Do you speak Swedish (= the language of Sweden)? -ish (LIKE) [suffix] [esp. disapproving] - used to form adjectives which say what a person, thing or action is like foolish mannish outlandish -ish (QUITE) [suffix] - added to adjectives to give the meaning to some degree; partly; quiteHe had a sort of reddish beard.She was oldish - about 60, I'd say."Is he young?" "(Young)-ish, 40 maybe."We'll start at sevenish (= about 7 o'clock).