Burgundian
Burgundian refers to anything related to Burgundy, a historic region in eastern France, to its inhabitants, or to the historic Burgundian state. The term descends from the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe that crossed into Roman Gaul in the 5th century and established a kingdom that at times rivaled the Franks. The Burgundians were eventually absorbed into Frankish realms, and the region became the Duchy of Burgundy, a powerful medieval principality. Its rulers, notably the Valois dukes, promoted arts and learning. After the defeat of Charles the Bold at Nancy in 1477 and the subsequent expansion of the French crown, the duchy was ultimately incorporated into France, though Burgundian identity persisted in regional culture.
Linguistically, Burgundian also denotes the Burgundian language, a Romance language historically spoken in the duchy and
In modern terms, Burgundian describes things from the Burgundy region, now part of the administrative region