Meanings
- not comparableOf or pertaining to Brabant or its people.
The Brabantian Calvinists emigrated en masse to Holland after the Sack of Antwerp in the 1580s.
Synonyms: Brabantine
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the Brabantian dialect.
That is a Brabantian accent, not a Limburgish one!
- The Dutch dialect mainly spoken in North Brabant (the Netherlands), Antwerp and Flemish Brabant provinces (Belgium).
He speaks Brabantian with his schoolmates, and Belgian Standard Dutch in the classroom and with unfamiliar teachers in the playground, a classic example of diglossia.
Synonyms: Brabantish, Brabantic
plural Brabantians
- A person from the respective provinces or historic region of Brabant (especially if Brabantian-speaking).
The Brabantians used to be known as rather reticent and stubborn, in contrast to their more open and louder Northern neighbors, i.e. the Dutch.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to Brabant or its people.
proper nounThe Dutch dialect mainly spoken in North Brabant (the Netherlands), Antwerp and Flemish Brabant provinces (Belgium).
Origin
Translations
Catalan brabantí, brabançó
- brabantípertaining to Brabant
- brabançópertaining to Brabant
- brabançóBrabantian person
- brabançonaBrabantian person
Dutch Brabants, Brabander
- Brabantspertaining to Brabant
- BrabanderBrabantian person
Esperanto brabanta, brabantano
- brabantapertaining to Brabant
- brabantanoBrabantian person
Finnish brabantilainen
- brabantilainenpertaining to Brabant
French brabançon, Brabançon
- brabançonpertaining to Brabant
- BrabançonBrabantian person
- BrabançonneBrabantian person
Polish brabancki, Brabantczyk
- brabanckipertaining to Brabant
- BrabantczykBrabantian person
- BrabantkaBrabantian person
Portuguese brabantino, brabanção
- brabantinopertaining to Brabant
- brabançãopertaining to Brabant
- brabantepertaining to Brabant
- brabantinoBrabantian person
Swedish brabantisk
- brabantiskpertaining to Brabant
Cite this entry
Brabantian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brabantian
“Brabantian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brabantian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brabantian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brabantian.
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