• (n.) A native, or inhabitant of Thuringia. • (a.) Of or pertaining to Thuringia, a country in Germany, or its people.
(from the article `Germany`) The Central German, or Franconian, dialect and the Thuringian dialect helped to form the basis of modern standard German. The present-day influence ...(from the article `Thuringia`) The Germanic Thuringians appeared after about 350 and were conquered by the Huns in the second quarter of the 5th century; but by 500 they had ...
Thu·rin'gi·an adjective Of or pertaining to Thuringia, a country in Germany, or its people. -- noun A native, or inhabitant of Thuringia. 
The Thuringian were an ancient tribe of central Germany. They were conquered by the Franks in the 6th century.