Bavarian

American  

[buh-vair-ee-uhn] / bəˈvɛər i ən /

adjective

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

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noun

1. a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria.

2. the High German speech of Bavaria and Austria.

Etymology

Origin of Bavarian

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

Example Sentences

Bavarian Nordic, with $2.7 billion in 2025 U.S. revenue, and Emergent Biosolutions produce the two FDA-approved mpox vaccines.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Rubio, who is seen as less of an ideologue, will lead the US delegation to the annual security and defense talks, which run through Sunday in the Bavarian capital.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 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 morning quiet was broken by the great ringing of bells from every church and steeple in Nuremberg, a medieval German city on the northern edge of the Bavarian Alps.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti