Leonese
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Leonese
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From Leon + -ese. Compare Spanish leonés.
adjective more Leonese · most Leonese · Leónese
- Of, from or relating to the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain. Or, as I was told, “Nos sentimos más leoneses, pero somos gallegos iguales” (We feel more Leonese, but we are also equally Galician).
- From, or pertaining to the Kingdom of León, a former independent kingdom in the northwest of Iberia.
proper noun Leónese
- A Romance language spoken in the northwest of Spain, closely related to Asturian and Mirandese.
noun Leonese · Leónese
- A native or inhabitant of the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain. In addition to these men, there are at least two Leonese: Pedro Garcés from Matanza (near Astorga) and Domingo Rodríguez from Castroverde (unless this refers to Castroverde de Cerrato in the modern province of Valladolid); and two Galicians: […]
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Talk about this word "Leonese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/leonese. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Leonese. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/leonese "Leonese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/leonese.
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@misc{leonese_2026,
title = {Leonese},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leonese},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
