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East Elbian

East Elbian adjective: east of the river Elbe, as an area of German or Germanic activity; pertaining to the informal East Elbia region of the German Empire.

Adjective

East Elbian (not comparable)

  1. (historical) East of the river Elbe, as an area of German or Germanic activity; pertaining to the informal East Elbia region of the German Empire.
    • By contrast, there were in 1866 in all seven east-Elbian Prussian provinces 12,150 noble estates.1986, Peasant Studies, volume 14, page 276
    • Despite the impressive scope of its activity, Ottonian Christianization rested on insecure foundations, with few churches and only a tenuous hold on most of the East Elbian and Baltic populations.2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 83

Forms of East Elbian

alternative formeast Elbian
alternative formeast-Elbian

Origin of East Elbian

From east + Elbian.

Questions about East Elbian

What does East Elbian mean?
East Elbian means east of the river Elbe, as an area of German or Germanic activity; pertaining to the informal East Elbia region of the German Empire.
What part of speech is East Elbian?
East Elbian is an adjective.

Words near East Elbian in the dictionary

  1. East Dubuque
  2. East Dulwich
  3. East Dunbartonshire
  4. East Eddington
  5. East Elbia
  6. East Elbian
  7. East Elmhurst
  8. East End
  9. East Ender
  10. East Enders
  11. East European

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