sb. and a. Also Valentian. [See prec. and -AN.]
A. Sb. A native or inhabitant of the town, province, or former kingdom of Valencia in Spain.
1769. Robertson, Chas. V., I. Wks. 1851, III. 517. The grievances, which the Valencians aimed at redressing.
1843. Penny Cycl., XXVI. 88/2. No great number of cattle or horses are kept by the Valencians.
B. Of or belonging to Valencia (see prec.) or its people.
1753. Chambers’ Cycl., Suppl., s.v. Almond, Valentian and Barbary Almonds, which are those from whence the oil is procured.
1769. Robertson, Chas. V., I. Wks. 1851, III. 399. But the Valencian nobles … considered this measure as an indignity to their country.
1843. Penny Cycl., XXVI. 89/1. Ribalta, Victoria,… and other painters of the Valencian school.
1847. trans. Bouterwek’s Hist. Span. Lit., 6. The author is one of the last poets who wrote in the Valencian dialect.
