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Valencian, n. and a.|vəˈlɛnʃ(ɪ)ən|
Also Valentian.
[See prec. and -an.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of the town, province, or former kingdom of Valencia in Spain. Also, the language of Valencia.
1769Robertson Chas. V, i. Wks. 1851 III. 517 The grievances, which the Valencians aimed at redressing. 1843Penny Cycl. XXVI. 88/2 No great number of cattle or horses are kept by the Valencians. 1933Morning Post 11 July 13/3 That same language, which is called Provençal, Limousin, Catalan, Valencian, or Mallorquin, according to the place..the langue d'oc. 1937F. Borkenau Spanish Cockpit iii. 232 The anxious question ‘Will they come back to-night?’ remained and racked the nerves of the Valencians. 1956J. Brodrick St Ignatius Loyola ix. 242 Juan de la Peña.., like Vives, was a Valencian. 1967Westm. Cathedral Chron. May 70/1 Valencian is a dialect of Catalan, but not so widely spoken.
B. adj. Of or belonging to Valencia (see prec.) or its people.
1753Chambers' Cycl. Suppl. s.v. Almond, Valentian and Barbary Almonds, which are those from whence the oil is procured. 1769Robertson Chas. V, i. Wks. 1851 III. 399 But the Valencian nobles..considered this measure as an indignity to their country. 1843Penny Cycl. XXVI. 89/1 Ribalta, Victoria,..and other painters of the Valencian school. 1845R. Ford Hand-bk. Spain I. i. 69 It is called Michi Michi, from the Valencian Mits e Mits, ‘half and half’. 1847tr. Bouterwek's Hist. Span. Lit. 6 The author is one of the last poets who wrote in the Valencian dialect. 1937F. Borkenau Spanish Cockpit ii. 116 In Valencia there is a regional movement too, claiming..equality of rights for the Valencian dialect with the Castilian language. 1970R. A. H. Robinson Origins of Franco's Spain ii. 81 Members were busy drawing up a statute of autonomy for the Valencian region. 1976‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & the Nanny Bird xii. 155 A Tam lorry full of Valencian oranges passed by a grove of citrus trees. |