Swabian
/ˈsweɪbi.ən/ adj, name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person from Swabia.
"The Swabians, for their part, resent their reputation as carpetbaggers and the slights they have been forced to endure, with graffiti reading “Schwaben raus,” or “Swabians out,” a slogan often directed at foreigners, an increasingly common sight."
Adjective
- 1 Of or related to Swabia, its people, or its dialect of the German language.
Proper Noun
- 1 An Upper German dialects of High German chiefly spoken in the region of Swabia.
Synonyms
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More examples"German is a language; Swabian is perfection!"
Etymology
From Swabia + -an.