Bavarian

[buh-vair-ee-uhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to Bavaria, its inhabitants, or their dialect.

noun

1. a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria.

2. the High German speech of Bavaria and Austria.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bavarian¹

First recorded in 1630–40; Bavari(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Museums in the Bavarian town of Manching, Germany, and Gardone Riviera, in northern Italy, were hit with robberies in the years that followed.

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Early results showed around 62 percent of voters in the Bavarian capital voted in favour.

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Bavarian police have seized millions of euros worth of forged art claiming to show works by Picasso, Rembrandt and Kahlo in an operation spanning Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

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Kids scrambled up rehabbed trails, and some danced the schuhplattler, a Bavarian folk dance with lots of foot stomping and thigh and foot slapping.

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People can look up locations to get vaccinated through the vaccine’s manufacturer, Bavarian Nordic.

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