Alemanni

American  

[al-uh-man-ahy] / ˌæl əˈmæn aɪ /

Or Alamanni

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a confederation of Germanic tribes, first recorded in the 3rd century a.d., that settled in the area between the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, and made harassing attacks against the Roman Empire.

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Alemanni British  

/ ˌæləˈmɑːnɪ /

noun

1. a West Germanic people who settled in the 4th century _ad between the Rhine, the Main, and the Danube

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Etymology

Origin of Alemanni

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin, of Germanic origin; cognate with Gothic alamans “totality of humankind,” equivalent to ala- + mann- ; see origin at all, man. Cf. almighty

Example Sentences

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Alemanni

We have Bucklin, corresponding with a Buccellin, general of the Alemanni in the sixth century, and with a Buccellan on Roman pottery.

From Surnames as a Science by Ferguson, Robert

From the west, from Vindelicia only, could the Alemanni come, who are the nearest Germans to us.

From Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 by Dahn, Felix

In a battle near Strassburg in 357 he broke the power of the Alemanni, and drove them over the Rhine.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

Within Germany, although the Christian missionaries were at work among the Alemanni, the Bavarians, and along the Rhine, the great body of the people still held to their old pagan worship.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

Of these, two are worthy of mention, the Alemanni, who occupied most of what is now Switzerland and districts northward, and the Lombards, who settled in north Italy and the territory north-east of it.

From The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire by Vine, W. E.