Alemanni

American  

[al-uh-man-ahy] / ˌæl əˈmæn aɪ /

Or Alamanni

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a confederation of Germanic tribes, first recorded in the 3rd century a.d., that settled in the area between the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, and made harassing attacks against the Roman Empire.

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Alemanni British  

/ ˌæləˈmɑːnɪ /

noun

1. a West Germanic people who settled in the 4th century _ad between the Rhine, the Main, and the Danube

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Etymology

Origin of Alemanni

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin, of Germanic origin; cognate with Gothic alamans “totality of humankind,” equivalent to ala- + mann- ; see origin at all, man. Cf. almighty

Example Sentences

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Alemanni

The Longobards, now masters of Northern Italy, crossed the Alps and began to overrun Switzerland, which the Franks possessed, through their victories over the Burgundians and the Alemanni.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

Not many years elapsed before the Franks and Alemanni again overran the old boundaries, and the Saxons landed on the shores of England.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

Visigoths, Franks, Burgundians and even Alemanni, whose alliance was sought by both sides, flocked to Italy in the hope of securing booty, and laid waste the regions which Belisarius and Totila had spared.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Since the fall of Magnentius the Gallic provinces had been exposed to the devastating incursions of Franks and Alemanni, and the first task of the young Caesar was to deal with these barbarians.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly