Sorb

Sorb
/sawrb/, n.
a Wend.
[1835-45; < G Sorbe Lusatian serbje, serbjo]

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people
German  Sorben,  

      any member of a Slavic minority living in eastern Germany. The Sorbs are concentrated in the Spree River valley, in the area of Bautzen (Budyšin) and Cottbus. This area was part of the traditional region of Lusatia (q.v.), whose history is intimately bound up with the Sorbs. The Sorbs are descendants of two small Slavic tribes, the Lužiči and the Milčani, who were subgroups of the major tribe known as Sorbs. The latter were one of a number of Slavic tribes collectively known as Wends, who lived in the area between the Elbe and Oder rivers for centuries until they were subdued and assimilated by the Germans in the late Middle Ages. Though surrounded by Germans for centuries, the present-day Sorbs have managed to preserve their own ethnic identity, language, literature, and customs. The Sorbs are mostly Roman Catholic and use an alphabet of Latin origin. They numbered some 75,000 in the late 20th century. See also Wend.

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Synonyms:
(Sorbus domestica)


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  • Sorb — Sorb, n.[L. sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F. sorbe. See {Service tree}.] (Bot.) (a) The wild service tree ({Pyrus torminalis}) of Europe; also, the rowan tree. (b) The fruit of these trees. [1913 Webster] {Sorb apple}, the fruit of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sorb — [sôrb] n. [Ger Sorbe < Serb Srb] LUSATIAN (n. 1) …   English World dictionary

  • sorb — [sôrb] n. [Fr sorbe < L sorbum, serviceberry, sorbus, SERVICE TREE] 1. any of a number of European trees of the rose family, as the rowan and the service tree 2. the fruit of any of these trees …   English World dictionary

  • Sorb — may refer to:*Sorbs, a Slavic minority *Sorbus *Sorbus domestica *Sorbus aucuparia *Sorbus torminalis *Sorption …   Wikipedia

  • Sorb- — 1) [lat. sorbere, sorptum = schlürfen, schlucken]: Bestimmungswort von Zus. mit der Bed. »aufnehmen, aufsaugen« in Fügungen wie Sorbens, absorbieren, Adsorbat; 2) [nlat. Sorbus = Vogelbeerbaum, Eberesche (Bot.)]: Bestimmungswort u. Trivialstamm …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Sorb — 1836 (implied in Sorbian), from Ger. Sorbe, from Slavic Serb, the national designation. Slavic people surviving in Lusatia, eastern Saxony, also known as Wends …   Etymology dictionary

  • sorb — fruit of the service tree, 1520s, from Fr. sorbe, from L. sorbum service berry (small, edible fruit of the European mountain ash), from sorbus, from PIE root *sor /*ser red, reddish brown …   Etymology dictionary

  • sorb — ab·sorb; ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ab·sorb·able; ab·sorb·ate; ab·sorb·en·cy; ab·sorb·er; ab·sorb·er·man; ad·sorb; ad·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ad·sorb·a·ble; ad·sorb·ate; chem·i·sorb; de·sorb; in·sorb; re·sorb; re·sorb·ent; sorb·ic; ab·sorb·ent; ad·sorb·ent;… …   English syllables

  • sorb — SORB1, sorbi, s.m. Arbore din familia rozaceelor înalt până la 15 m, cu frunze ovale, flori albe şi fructe cărnoase, al cărui lemn se foloseşte la strungărie (Sorbus aria). – lat. sorbus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  SORB2 …   Dicționar Român

  • Sorb — sorbitol * * * sorb sȯrb vt to take up and hold by either adsorption or absorption * * * (sorb) to attract and retain substances by absorption or adsorption …   Medical dictionary

  • sorb — sorbitol * * * sorb sȯrb vt to take up and hold by either adsorption or absorption * * * (sorb) to attract and retain substances by absorption or adsorption …   Medical dictionary

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