I. məˈrāvēən, mȯˈ-, mōˈ-, -vyən noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Medieval Latin Moravia Moray, region in northern Scotland including the present county of Moray + English -an, n. suffix
: a native or inhabitant of Moray, Scotland
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Medieval Latin Moravia Moray + English -an, adjective suffix
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Moray, Scotland
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Moray
III. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Moravia, former province in central Czechoslovakia + English -an, adjective suffix
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Moravia
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Moravia
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Moravian Church
IV. noun
( -s )
1. usually capitalized : a member of a Christian denomination that traces its history back through the evangelical movement in Moravia and Bohemia stemming from the efforts of the reformer John Hus and that accepts the Bible as the sole rule of faith and practice — called also Herrnhuter
2. capitalized
a. : a native or inhabitant of Moravia ; especially : a descendant of the Slavic people who ruled Moravia in medieval times
b. : the group of dialects spoken by the Moravian people and transitional between Slovak and Czech