Alemannic
or Al·a·man·nic
[ al-uh-man-ik ]
noun
the high German speech of Switzerland, Alsace, and southwestern Germany.: Compare Bavarian (def. 3).
adjective
of or relating to Alemannic or the Alemanni.
Origin of Alemannic
1Words Nearby Alemannic
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British Dictionary definitions for Alemannic
Alemannic
/ (ˌæləˈmænɪk) /
noun
the group of High German dialects spoken in Alsace, Switzerland, and SW Germany
the language of the ancient Alemanni, from which these modern dialects have developed: See also Old High German
adjective
of or relating to the Alemanni, their speech, or the High German dialects descended from it
Origin of Alemannic
1C18: from Late Latin Alamannicus, of Germanic origin
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