patrial

1 of 2

adjective

pa·​tri·​al

ˈpā‧trēəl

1

: of or relating to one's fatherland

2

of a word : derived from the name of a country or place and used to denote a native or inhabitant of it

patrial

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: a patrial word

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Medieval Latin patrialis, from Latin patria + -alis -al

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