Definition of "Asturian"

Asturian

/æsˈtʊə.ɹi.ən/

adjective
comparative more Asturian, superlative most Asturian
1. Of or pertaining to the region of Asturias in Spain.
  Quotations
  This gave time to many families to escape; and Bermudo even carried away the bodies of his predecessors to the old refuge in the Asturian hills.
  1878, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The story of the Christians and Moors of Spain, page 86
2. Of or pertaining to the Asturian language.
  Quotations
  The winning entry was a poem written in Asturian, one of the first such in Asturian literature.
  2002, M. Teresa Turell, Multilingualism in Spain, page 167
noun
plural Asturians
1. A native of Asturias in northern Spain.
  Quotations
  To this day the Asturians say to each other "Have a care. Asturias is Spain. The rest is Araby."
  2000, Richard Sterling, Allison Jones, Spain, Lonely Planet; World Food, page 145
proper noun
1. A Romance language spoken in Asturias, Spain.
  Quotations
  The winning entry was a poem written in Asturian, one of the first such in Asturian literature.
  2002, M. Teresa Turell, Multilingualism in Spain, page 167
  In Asturias/Asturies 18.3% of the respondents said they spoke Asturian always or most of the time with friends […]
  2007, Paolo Coluzzi, Minority language planning and micronationalism in Italy, page 272