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    Bavarian
    adjective
    of or relating to Bavaria, its inhabitants, or their dialect.
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    bavarian
    adjective
    of or relating to Bavaria or its inhabitants

Bavarian

American  
[buh-vair-ee-uhn] / bəˈvɛər i ən /

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.

bavarian British  
/ bəˈvɛərɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Bavaria or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Bavaria

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Bavarian

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

Example Sentences

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The Bavarian group brought in 15.25 billion euros in insurance revenue from insurance contracts issued for the quarter, in line with estimates of a 15.3 billion-euro result and last year’s result.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

He has traveled from Denver to Montana with a cattle rancher, investigated lead contamination at California's child-care facilities and researched Bavarian tourism in Washington state.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

The distinct Bavarian dialect spoken in Munich certainly does not help in that regard.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

The Eisbach wave on a side branch of the Isar River had been a landmark in the Bavarian city since the 1980s but it vanished in October after annual cleanup work along the riverbed.

From Barron's Dec. 28, 2025

She came back into the audition room, and when she stepped out from behind the screen, she heard the Bavarian equivalent of whoa.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

They are easily made, and are inexpensive, as one pint of cream is sufficient to make a quart and a half of bavarian.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

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