"Yoruban" meaning in English

See Yoruban in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Yoruba + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Yoruba|an}} Yoruba + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Yoruban (not comparable)
  1. Belonging to the Yoruba people. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Yoruban-en-adj-5AQsCeUV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 34 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 40 33 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 32
  2. Pertaining or belonging to the Yoruba religion. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Yoruban-en-adj-Zrj~gjdb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 34 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 40 33 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Yorubian [uncommon]

Noun

Forms: Yorubans [plural]
Etymology: From Yoruba + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Yoruba|an}} Yoruba + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Yoruban (plural Yorubans)
  1. A member of the Yoruba people. Synonyms: Yorubian [rare]
    Sense id: en-Yoruban-en-noun-3zyde79g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 34 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 40 33 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 32

Inflected forms

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