leonese means of, from or relating to the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
adj
- Of, from or relating to the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.“Or, as I was told, “Nos sentimos más leoneses, pero somos gallegos iguales” (We feel more Leonese, but we are also equally Galician).”
- From, or pertaining to the Kingdom of León, a former independent kingdom in the northwest of Iberia.
name
- A Romance language spoken in the northwest of Spain, closely related to Asturian and Mirandese.
noun
- A native or inhabitant of the city of León or surrounding province, Castile and León, Spain.“In addition to these men, there are at least two Leonese: Pedro Garcés from Matanza (near Astorga) and Domingo Rodríguez from Castroverde (unless this refers to Castroverde de Cerrato in the modern province of Valladolid); and two Galicians: […]”