Meanings
plural Burgundians · alternative obsolete Burgonian
- A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
alternative obsolete Burgonian
- The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
- The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
alternative obsolete Burgonian
- not comparablePertaining to Burgundy, its people, or its language.
Near-synonyms: bourguignon, bourguignonne
1 more example
bright Burgundian vineyards
1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, (please specify either |part=I or II)Synonyms: bourguignon, bourguignonne
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to Burgundy, its people, or its language.
Romance language
Origin
From Burgundy + -an. Compare Old English Burgendan (“Burgundians”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan borgonyó, burgundi
- borgonyóan inhabitant of Burgundy
- burgundiа member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe
- burgundithe old Burgundian language
- borgonyóthe modern Burgundian language
- borgonyópertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
Czech Burgunďan, burgundský
- Burgunďanan inhabitant of Burgundy
- burgundskýpertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
Dutch Bourgondiër, Bourgondisch
- Bourgondiëran inhabitant of Burgundy
- Bourgondischpertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
French Bourguignon, Bourguignonne
- Bourguignonan inhabitant of Burgundy
- Bourguignonnean inhabitant of Burgundy
- Burgondeа member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe
- Burgondethe old Burgundian language
- bourguignonpertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
German Burgunder, Burgunderin
- Burgunderа member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe
- Burgunderinа member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe
- Burgundischthe old Burgundian language
- burgundischpertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
Irish Burgúnach, Burgúnach
- Burgúnachan inhabitant of Burgundy
- Burgúnachpertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
Latin Burgundius, Burgundio
- Burgundiusan inhabitant of Burgundy
- Burgundioа member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe
- Burgundiusа member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe
Norwegian Bokmål burgundisk
- burgundiskpertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
Russian бургу́ндец, бургу́нд
- бургу́ндец (burgúndec)an inhabitant of Burgundy
- бургу́нд (burgúnd)а member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe
- бургу́ндский (burgúndskij)the old Burgundian language
- бургу́ндский (burgúndskij)pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
Spanish burgundio, burgundio
- burgundioа member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe
- burgundiothe old Burgundian language
- burgundiopertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
- borgoñónpertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
Swedish burgunder, burgundare
- burgunderan inhabitant of Burgundy
- burgundarean inhabitant of Burgundy
- burgunderа member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe
- burgundareа member of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe
- burgundiskathe old Burgundian language
- burgundiskpertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language
Cite this entry
Burgundian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burgundian
“Burgundian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burgundian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Burgundian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burgundian.
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