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Kurpian

UK/ˈkɜːpiən/

Kurpian noun: a person from or native to the Kurpie region of Poland.

Noun

Kurpian (plural Kurpians)

  1. A person from or native to the Kurpie region of Poland.
    • The Kurpians are a people of distinctive characteristics, with manners and speech of their own, and a highly original and elegant costume.1939, Louise Llewellyn Jarecka, “Popular Art in Poland”, in The Geographical Magazine, volume 8, number 5, page 349
    • The Kurpians and some of the Mazovians put such an emphasis on the penultimate note of the song that the last note becomes almost inaudible.1992, Czesław Halski, Folk Music in Poland: Songs, Dances, Instruments: a Study of Their Origins and Their Development, London: Polish Cultural Foundation, →ISBN, page 42

Adjective

Kurpian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Kurpie region or its people.
    • The Lowicz, the Opoczynski districts, together with Podlasie and the Kurpian country (i.e. the region of great forests) are the chief strongholds of weaving.1912, Maryan Wawrzeniecki, “Peasant Art in Russian Poland”, in Charles Holme, editor, Peasant Art in Russia, London Studio, page 39
    • Farmer Polescuk, clad in rough linen, led, driving his two horses hitched to a plow that was held by a robust peasant. An elderly woman in Kurpian dress, adorned with amber beads of her own manufacture followed, carrying a consecrated candle.1992, Margaret Read MacDonald, The Folklore of World Holidays, Detroit: Gale Research, →ISBN, page 462

Forms of Kurpian

pluralKurpians

Origin of Kurpian

From Kurpie + -an.

Questions about Kurpian

What does Kurpian mean?
Kurpian means a person from or native to the Kurpie region of Poland.
What part of speech is Kurpian?
Kurpian can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Kurpian?
Kurpian is pronounced /ˈkɜːpiən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Kurpian?
The plural of Kurpian is Kurpians.

Words near Kurpian in the dictionary

  1. Kurowski
  2. Kurowskis
  3. Kurp
  4. kurper
  5. kurpers
  6. Kurpian
  7. Kurpians
  8. Kurpie
  9. Kurps
  10. Kurraba Point
  11. Kurraca

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