East Frisian (also East Friesian) is an adjective referring to East Frisia, a region in Germany. It can refer specifically to:
- East Frisians, the people from the region
- East Friesian (sheep), a breed of sheep originating there
- East Frisian Islands, off the coast of East Frisia
- East Frisian Low Saxon, the Low German dialect spoken there
- Ostfriesen and Alt-Oldenburger, a breed of horse originating there
- Saterland Frisian language, a language historically spoken there and in Saterland
- Wangerooge Frisian language, an extinct language spoken on the Wangerooge island
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“The very nursery tales of this generation were the nursery tales of primeval races. They migrate from east to west, and again from west to east; now expanded into the tale divine of bards, now shrunk into a popular rhyme.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
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