What is "sorbs"

n. (plural of sorb English)

Sorbs (; ; ), known also by their former autonyms Lusatians and Wends, are a West Slavic people of Central Europe living predominantly in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland. In Germany they live in the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. They traditionally speak the Sorbian languages (Wendish, Lusatian) – closely related to Polish and Czech – officially recognized and protected as a minority language of Germany. They are linguistically and genetically closest to Czechs and Poles. Due to a gradual and increasing assimilation between the 17th and 20th centuries, virtually all Sorbs also spoke German by the late 19th century and many of the descendants of Sorbs no longer speak the Sorbian languages. They are predominantly Roman Catholics and Lutherans.

Sorbs (also known as Lusatians or Wends), are a west Slavic people living in Lusatia.

Sorbs may also refer to:

• Sorbs, Hérault, a commune in the Hérault département in France
• SORBS, the Spam and Open Relay Blocking System, an open proxy and open mail relay Domain Name System Black List
• SORBS1, a human gene
• SORBS2, a human gene
• SORBS3, a human gene

The Surbi, also known as Sorbs in modern historiography, was an Early Slavic tribe in Lower Lusatia, part of the Wends. In the 7th century, the tribe was part of Samo's Empire. The tribe is last mentioned in the late 10th century.