Rhaetian
//ˈɹiːʃ(i)ən// adj, name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A native or inhabitant of Rhaetia in central and eastern Switzerland.
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to the culture or geography of Raetia.
Proper Noun
- 1 An extinct non-Romance language spoken in the ancient region of Raetia in the eastern Alps in pre-Roman and Roman times.
- 2 Rhaeto-Romance, a continuum of modern Romance languages spoken in much the same region.
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From Rhaetia + -an.
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