Navarroisn.adj.
/ˌnavərˈwɑː/, U.S. /ˌnɑvɑrˈwɑ/ Now archaic and historical.
A. n.
= Navarrese n.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > French nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of France > parts of
Normanc1275
Picardc1330
Gascona1387
Britonerc1390
Bretona1400
Normanda1400
Poitevin1483
Angevin1511
Navarrois1523
Savoyan1583
Armorican1593
Savoyard1595
meridional1605
Picardin1616
artesian1629
Biscayana1640
Limousin1653
Lyonnais1653
Languedocian1658
Biscayner1664
Navarrese1686
Provençale1730
Lorrainer1743
Navarran1770
Vendean1796
Tourangeau1883
Tourangeois1958
1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. clxxxvii. f. 91/1 They agreed..to lette in the englysshmen and naueroyse.
1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes III. v. 999 Three or foure Navarrois and Biskainers fled from them.
1699 J. Stevens tr. J. de Mariana Gen. Hist. Spain viii. iii. 122 At this time the Count of Toulouse, came in with fresh supplies to assist the Navarrois.
1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. i. 83 The curate of d'Estella wrote a book..warning the Navarois against them.
1813 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) XI. 34 The Basques and Navarrois..wear sandals.
1830 E. E. Crowe Hist. France I. x. 350 At the head of upwards of 20,000 men he marched in pursuit of the Huguenots, promising the Parisians to bring the Navarrois captive in a few days.
1937 G. S. Thomson Life in Noble Househ. 195 Navarre wine.., which Antoine de Navarre..had insisted on pouring down the throat of his infant son when he was only a couple of hours old, to which the Navarrois attributed his success..in later life.
1939 J. R. Reinhard Mediaeval Pageant 526 On the sea coast of Normandy there was still a greater number of English and Navarrois, plunderers and robbers.
B. adj.
= Navarrese adj.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > French nation > [adjective] > parts of
Picard1488
Provençal1581
Savoyan1593
Poitevin1611
Armoric1612
Languedocian1650
Navarrese1686
Savoyard1741
Navarran1770
Vendean1796
Lyonnais1801
Navarrois1820
1820 F. Jamieson Pop. Voy. & Trav. xv. 379 Blanche..became heiress to the Navarrois crown upon the death of her brother.
c1864 Huguenots of France 81 In the presence of a crowd of French and Navarrois nobility, Margaret gave her hand to Henry of Navarre.
1982 Manch. Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 12 Dec. 13 He softens Henry by evoking his French, Gascon, and Navarrois backgrounds.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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