Bavarian

American

[buh-vair-ee-uhn] / bəˈvɛər i ən /

adjective

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

noun

a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria.
the High German speech of Bavaria and Austria.

bavarian British

/ bəˈvɛərɪən /

adjective

of or relating to Bavaria or its inhabitants

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noun

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 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

In the 1950s, after the railroad departed and took the economy with it, two Seattleites conceived a plan to save the town: adopt a Bavarian theme and bet big on tourism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

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

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

He built Mammachi a Bauhaus dining table with twelve dining chairs in rosewood and a traditional Bavarian chaise longue in lighter jackwood.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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