Frisian(s) most often refers to: *

Frisia Frisia () is a Cross-border region, cross-border Cultural area, cultural region in Northwestern Europe. Stretching along the Wadden Sea, it encompasses the north of the Netherlands and parts of northwestern Germany. Wider definitions of "Frisia" ...

, a cross-border coastal region in Germany and the Netherlands **

Frisians The Frisians () are an ethnic group indigenous to the German Bight, coastal regions of the Netherlands, north-western Germany and southern Denmark. They inhabit an area known as Frisia and are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland an ...

, the medieval and modern ethnic group inhabiting Frisia ***

Frisii The Frisii were an ancient tribe, who were neighbours of the Roman empire in the low-lying coastal region between the Rhine and the Ems (river), Ems rivers, in what what is now the northern Netherlands. They are not mentioned in Roman records af ...

, the ancient inhabitants of Frisia prior to 600 AD **

Frisian languages The Frisian languages ( or ) are a closely related group of West Germanic languages, spoken by about 400,000 Frisian people, who live on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany. The Frisian languages are the closes ...

, a group of West Germanic languages, including: ***

Old Frisian Old Frisian was a West Germanic language spoken between the late 13th century and the end of 16th century. It is the common ancestor of all the modern Frisian languages except for the North Frisian language#Insular North Frisian, Insular North ...

, spoken in Frisia from the 8th to 16th Century ***

Middle Frisian Middle Frisian was a language that evolved from Old Frisian around the year 1550 and was spoken until 1800. Up until the 15th century Old Frisian was a language widely spoken and written in what are now the northern Netherlands and north-western ...

, spoken in Frisia from the 16th to 19th Century ***

North Frisian language North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. The language is part of the larger group of the West Germanic Frisian languages. The language comprises 10 dialects which are themselves divided in ...

, spoken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany ***

Saterland Frisian language Saterland Frisian, also known as Sater Frisian, Saterfrisian or Saterlandic ( ), spoken in the Saterland municipality of Lower Saxony in Germany, is the last living dialect of the East Frisian language. It is closely related to the other Frisian ...

, spoken in Lower Saxony, Germany ***

West Frisian language West Frisian (; ), or simply Frisian ( ; ), is a West Germanic language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland () in the north of the Netherlands, mostly by those of Frisians, Frisian ancestry. It is the most widely spoken of the Frisian ...

, spoken in Friesland, Netherlands **

Frisian cuisine Frisian cuisine consists of the traditional recipes and cooking methods of the historic region of Frisia, which is in present-day Germany and the Netherlands. Frisian cuisine is diverse, drawing from both land and sea. Most dishes, excluding desse ...

, the traditional recipes and cooking methods of Frisia Frisian or Friesian may also refer to:

Animal breeds

Friesian (chicken) The Friesian or Frisian, , is an ancient Dutch breed of chicken. It originates in Friesland, on the North Sea coast of the northern Netherlands. History The Friesian originated in Friesland in the northern Netherlands, and is thought to be a ...

, a Dutch breed of chicken *

East Friesian sheep The Fries Melkschaap is a Dutch and German breed of dairy sheep. It originates in the Frisia region, which includes parts of both northern Holland and north-western Germany. It has many names: the German stock is known as the , or in English as ...

, a breed of sheep notable for its high production of milk *

Friesian horse The Friesian ( in Dutch; in West Frisian) is a horse breed originating in Friesland in north Netherlands. The breed nearly became extinct on more than one occasion. It is classified as a light draught horse, and the modern day Friesian hor ...

, a horse breed from Friesland *

Friesian Sporthorse The Friesian Sporthorse is a Friesian crossbred of sport horse type. The ideal Friesian Sporthorse is specifically bred to excel in FEI-recognized sport horse disciplines. Thus, "sporthorse" refers to the phenotype, breeding, and intended use o ...

, a type of Frisian cross, bred specifically for sport horse disciplines *

Holstein Friesian cattle The Holstein Friesian is an international breed or group of breeds of dairy cattle. It originated in Frisia, stretching from the Dutch province of North Holland to the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the dominant breed in industrial ...

, a widespread black-and-white breed of dairy cattle

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Friesan Fire Friesan Fire (foaled April 30, 2006, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by 1992 American Horse of the Year, A.P. Indy, a son of the 1977 U.S. Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew. His dam, Bollinger, is an Australian ...

, a horse that ran in the 2009 Kentucky Derby *Frisian horse or ''

cheval de frise The cheval de frise (, plural chevaux de frise ; , plural , "Frisian horses") was a defensive obstacle, existing in a number of forms, principally as a static anti-cavalry obstacle but also quickly movable to close breaches. The term was also ...

'', a type of military barrier *Frisian School, a school of philosophy based on the works of

Jakob Friedrich Fries Jakob Friedrich Fries (; ; 23 August 1773 – 10 August 1843) was a German post-Kantian Terry Pinkard, ''German Philosophy 1760-1860: The Legacy of Idealism'', Cambridge University Press, 2002, pp. 199–212. philosopher and mathematician. Bio ...

Frisian Solar Challenge The Frisian Solar Boat Challenge is a solar boat race. The race starts in Leeuwarden, the capital of Friesland Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the ...

, a solar-powered boat race

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