Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The West Slavic language spoken in the southern part of the historical region of Lusatia.
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- proper noun A Slavic
language spoken in part ofSaxony .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Probably translation of German Obersorbisch : ober, higher (from the fact that southern Lusatia is more mountainous and at a higher elevation than northern Lusatia) + Sorbisch, Sorbian.]
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There is also a linguistic divide between speakers of Upper Sorbian, who live in Upper Lusatia in Saxony, and those who speak Lower Sorbian, based mainly in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg.
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