Suevian
Americannoun
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a member of an ancient Germanic people of uncertain origin, mentioned in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus.
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a member of a Germanic people that invaded France and Spain in the 5th century a.d.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Suevian
1610–20; < Latin Suēb ( ī ), Suēv ( ī ) (of Germanic originally; compare German Schwaben, Old English Swǣfe ) + -ian
Example Sentences
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Upon the right of the Suevian Sea the Aestyan nations reside, who use the same customs and attire with the Suevians; their language more resembles that of Britain.
From The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola by Gordon, Thomas
After an independent subsistence of nearly 200 years, the Suevian kingdom was annexed to the Visigothic dominions under Leovigild in 585.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Upon the right of the Suevian Sea the AEstyan nations reside, who use the same customs and attire with the Suevians; their language more resembles that of Britain.
From Tacitus on Germany by Gordon, Thomas
The Suevian king, Recchiarus, became a Catholic, at the persuasion of Sabinus, Bishop of Seville, in the year 448.
From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)
The Suevian bands, who were awaiting on the right bank the result of the struggle, plunged back again within their own territory.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 by Guizot, M. (François)
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