BURGUNDIAN


Meaning of BURGUNDIAN in English

I. bə(r)ˈgəndēən, ˌbərˈ-, bə̄ˈ-, bəiˈ- noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Burgundy + English -an, n. suffix

1. : a member of a Germanic people that entered Gaul early in the 5th century A.D. and established the kindom of Burgundy

2. : a native or inhabitant of the prerevolutionary French province of Burgundy — called also Bourguignon

II. bə(r)ˈg-, |bər|g-, (ˈ)bə̄|g-, (ˈ)bəi|g- adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Burgundy + English -an, adjective suffix

: of or relating to Burgundy or the Burgundians

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.