Bavarian

/bəˈvɛɹi.ən/ adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of custard-like food, made with fruit.

    "peach bavarian"

  2. 2
    A native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany.
  3. 3
    a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria wordnet
  4. 4
    Alternative form of bavarian (“fruit-based dessert”). alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its people wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A German dialect spoken in Bavaria (a state of southern West Germany) and Austria, which varies considerably across different regions.

Synonyms

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bavarian dialectbavarian languagebavarian nativebavarian personbavarian residentgerman from bavaria

Example

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"Members of the Bavarian State Opera have refused to come to Japan because of fear of radiation from Fukushima."

Etymology

From Bavaria + -an.

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