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Sardinian

Sardinian

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A person from the island of Sardinia
  • noun
  • /sɑrˈdɪniən/
: sardo
  • The memorable retreat of the French and Sardinians from Castiglione to Brescia furnishes another instance of how complete a powerful army may be routed sometimes by the most trivial circumstance.

And we only have to look to the Sardinians, centenarians in Sardinia, they regularly eat bread.

Examples

  • The festival was filled with traditional music, attracting many Sardinians eager to celebrate their heritage.

  • Lecter sees her and the Sardinians pushing through the crowd.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • And we only have to look to the Sardinians, centenarians in Sardinia, they regularly eat bread.

    Rich Roll

  • We can see that the Sardinians are different from the Tuscans, and we can see that the Italians are different from the Russians.

  • The Sardinian took pride in his island's rich culture and history.

  • During my trip to Italy, I met a friendly Sardinian who shared stories about his hometown.

Surface Forms

Sardinian singular
Sardinians plural

Morphology

Sardinian = Sardinia (transparent) = Sardinia + ian

Standard demonym formation from the place name; 'Sardinia' + '-ian' yields 'a native or inhabitant of Sardinia'.

Etymology

Sardinian comes from the island name Sardinia, where a distinct group of people have lived for centuries. So a Sardinian is simply 'a person from Sardinia'.