Meanings
Moravian1
adjectiveMoravian (comparative more Moravian, superlative most Moravian)
comparative more Moravian · superlative most Moravian
- Of, or pertaining to, Moravia or its people or culture.
- Of, or pertaining to, the Moravian Church or its members.
- Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Morava river in Czech Republic, Europe.
nounMoravian (plural Moravians)
plural Moravians
- historicalA person from Moravia.
- A member of the Moravian Church.
Moravian2
adjectiveMoravian (comparative more Moravian, superlative most Moravian)
comparative more Moravian · superlative most Moravian
- Of, or pertaining to, the district and former province of Moray in Scotland or its people or culture.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person from Moray, either the district or the former province.
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Origin
Moravian · adjective, noun
- Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
- Proto-Indo-European*móri
- Medieval LatinMoravia
- EnglishMoravia
- EnglishMoravian
Moravian · adjective, noun
Mediaeval Latin, Moravus from Moravia (also Murravia), Gaelic Moireabh, Early Irish Moreb or Muireb
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian моравски
- моравски (moravski)pertaining to Moravia
Catalan moravià, moravià
- moraviàpertaining to Moravia
- moraviàpertaining to the Moravian Church
- moraviàperson from Moravia
Czech moravský, Moravan
- moravskýpertaining to Moravia
- Moravanperson from Moravia
- Moravankaperson from Moravia
- Moravákperson from Moravia
Dutch Moravisch, Moraviër
- Moravischpertaining to Moravia
- Moraviërperson from Moravia
- Moravischeperson from Moravia
Esperanto moraviano, moravianino
- moravianoperson from Moravia
- moravianinoperson from Moravia
Finnish määriläinen, herrnhutilainen
- määriläinenpertaining to Moravia
- herrnhutilainenpertaining to the Moravian Church
- määriläinenperson from Moravia
- herrnhutilainenmember of the Moravian Church
- määrigroup of dialects spoken in Moravia
- moraavigroup of dialects spoken in Moravia
French morave, Morave
- moravepertaining to Moravia
- Moraveperson from Moravia
- frère moravemember of the Moravian Church
German mährisch, brüderisch
- mährischpertaining to Moravia
- brüderischpertaining to the Moravian Church
- herrnhutischpertaining to the Moravian Church
- Mähreperson from Moravia
- Mährinperson from Moravia
- Mährerperson from Moravia
- Mährerinperson from Moravia
- Herrnhutermember of the Moravian Church
- Herrnhuterinmember of the Moravian Church
- Brüdergemeinemember of the Moravian Church
Hungarian morva
- morvapertaining to Moravia
Icelandic Bræðrasöfnuðurinn
- Bræðrasöfnuðurinnpertaining to the Moravian Church
Irish Morávach, Morávach
- Morávachpertaining to Moravia
- Morávachpertaining to the Moravian Church
Norwegian Bokmål Brødremenigheten
- Brødremenighetenpertaining to the Moravian Church
Polish morawski, morawski
- morawskipertaining to Moravia
- morawskipertaining to the Moravian Church
- morawskipertaining to the Morava river in Czech
- morawskipertaining to the Morava river in Serbia
- Morawianinperson from Moravia
- Morawiankaperson from Moravia
- Morawianinmember of the Moravian Church
- Morawiankamember of the Moravian Church
- dialekt morawskigroup of dialects spoken in Moravia
Spanish moravo, moravo
- moravopertaining to Moravia
- moravoperson from Moravia
Swedish märisk, herrnhutisk
- märiskpertaining to Moravia
- herrnhutiskpertaining to the Moravian Church
- märperson from Moravia
- märiskaperson from Moravia
- herrnhutaremember of the Moravian Church
- märiskagroup of dialects spoken in Moravia
Ukrainian мора́вський
- мора́вський (morávsʹkyj)pertaining to Moravia
Welsh Morafaidd, Morafaidd
- Morafaiddpertaining to Moravia
- Morafaiddpertaining to the Moravian Church
- Morafiadperson from Moravia
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APA
Moravian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moravian
MLA
“Moravian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moravian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moravian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moravian.
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