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# frisian

adjective (Frisian); noun (a Frisian, Frisians; the Frisian language; a Frisian cow or horse)

«frisian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Frisian means from or belonging to Friesland or the Frisian Islands, a region along the North Sea coast in the Netherlands and Germany. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisian/#m1)
2. Frisian is the language spoken there; it is the closest living language to English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisian/#m2)
3. A Frisian (or Friesian) is also a breed of black-and-white dairy cow, or a black horse breed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisian/#m3)

### In the lessons

In language and history lessons, Frisian is interesting because it is English's closest relative; a saying goes «Bread, butter and green cheese is good English and good Frisian». In farming, black-and-white Friesian cows (Holstein-Friesians) give lots of milk. Phrases: «the Frisian language», «Frisian Islands», «Friesian cow».

### Examples

- Frisian is spoken in the north of the Netherlands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisian/#x1)
- Frisian is the closest language to English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisian/#x2)
- The Frisian Islands lie in the North Sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisian/#x3)
- The farm has a herd of black-and-white Friesian cows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisian/#x4)
- A Frisian horse is tall, black and shiny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisian/#x5)
- Old English and Frisian were once very similar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisian/#x6)

### Note

A name: written with a capital F. For cows, the spelling Friesian is more common; for the language, Frisian. Say «FRIZH-un» or «FREE-zhun».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «frisian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«frisian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/frisian.html) on Mova free.