- Polabian
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Polabian language , an extinct Slavic language spoken by Polabians
*Polabians , an extinct Slavic tribe living in the eastern part of today's Germany
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Polabian — noun Etymology: Polab, ultimately from Polabian po on + Låbí, the Elbe River Date: 1866 1. (or Polab) a member of a Slavic people formerly dwelling in the basin of the Elbe and on the Baltic coast of Germany 2. the extinct West Slavic language of … New Collegiate Dictionary
Polabian Slavs — is a collective term applied to a number of largely extinct West Slavic tribes who lived along the Elbe, between the Baltic Sea to the north, the Saale [De Vere, 353] and Limes Saxonicus Christiansen, 18] to the west, the Sudetes and Franconia to … Wikipedia
Polabian language — language name=Polabian familycolor=Indo European states=Germany extinct=18th century fam2=Balto Slavic fam3=Slavic fam4=West Slavic fam5=Lechitic iso2=sla|iso3=poxThe Polabian language, which became extinct in the 18th century, was a group of… … Wikipedia
Polabian — /poh lah bee euhn, lay /, n. 1. a member of a Slavic people who once lived in the Elbe River basin and on the Baltic coast of northern Germany. 2. the extinct Slavic language of this people. Also, Polab /poh lahb /. [1865 70; Polab + IAN; cf. G… … Universalium
Polabian — noun West Slavic language, extinct in 18th century … Wiktionary
Polabian — ISO 639 3 Code : pox ISO 639 2/B Code : ISO 639 2/T Code : ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Extinct … Names of Languages ISO 639-3
polabian — po·la·bi·an … English syllables
polabian — … Useful english dictionary
Ratibor (Polabian prince) — Ratibor or Ratse (died 1043) was a prince of the Obotrite confederacy from the Polabian tribe. His capital was Racisburg, which was named in his honor.After Saxons killed Prince Udo of the Obotrites in 1028, his son Gottschalk was taken to be… … Wikipedia
Polabians (tribe) — Polabian Slavs is often used as a general term for the West Slavs of Germany. This article is about the specific tribe called Polabians . The Polabians ( de. Polaben; la. Polabi) were a constituent West Slavic tribe of the Obotrites who lived… … Wikipedia
