Alemanni
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A group of Germanic peoples living between the Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers from the third to the sixth century. plural, plural-only
"The hasty army of volunteers gradually coalesced into a great and permanent nation, and, as it was composed from so many different tribes, assumed the name of Alemanni, or Allmen ; to denote at once their various lineage, and their common bravery."
- 2 Those individuals descended from one of the Alemanni tribes. plural, plural-only
"On the basis of their location along the Rhine River during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, I have concluded that my ancestors were Alemanni and Franks, though lacking in ethnic purity."
- 1 Of or related to the Alemanni peoples. not-comparable
"This time, however, his troops faced the full brunt of an Alemanni force that attacked them on the way."
- 2 Of or related to the Alemannic language or dialects. not-comparable
Example
More examples"The hasty army of volunteers gradually coalesced into a great and permanent nation, and, as it was composed from so many different tribes, assumed the name of Alemanni, or Allmen ; to denote at once their various lineage, and their common bravery."
Etymology
From Latin Alemannī (“the confederation of German tribes related to Suebi who lived near the upper reaches of Danube”).
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