Rhaetian

//ˈɹiːʃ(i)ən// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Rhaetia in central and eastern Switzerland.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the culture or geography of Raetia.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An extinct non-Romance language spoken in the ancient region of Raetia in the eastern Alps in pre-Roman and Roman times.
  2. 2
    Rhaeto-Romance, a continuum of modern Romance languages spoken in much the same region.

Etymology

From Rhaetia + -an.

Related phrases

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