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

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

During an invasion of the Alemanni into Gaul, in the third century, the principal city of G�vaudan was plundered and ruined.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

He defeated and drove back the Alemanni, and then, in the year 270, won a great victory over the Goths, in the neighborhood of Thessalonica.

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

In the meantime the Alemanni had resumed the offensive: they came through Rh�ti�, and descended to the Garda lake, in Northern Italy.

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

Three hundred years ago one had not heard the name of the Alemanni; but our ancestors, the Marcomanni, had already long fiercely fought with the Romans.

From Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 by Dahn, Felix