I. särˈdinēən, sȧˈd-, -inyən noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Sardinia, island in the Mediterranean west of the Italian peninsula + English -an
1. : a native or inhabitant of Sardinia
2. : the Romance language of central and southern Sardinia
II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: in sense 1, alteration (influenced by Latin sardinianus of Sardinia) of sardonian; in other senses, from Latin sardinianus, from Sardinia + -anus -an
1. obsolete : sardonic
Sardinian laughter
2.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean sea
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Sardinians
3. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Sardinian language