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Ladin

[ luh-deen ]
/ ləˈdin /
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noun

a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
a dialect of Romansh spoken in the Inn River valley of Grisons canton, Switzerland.
a person who speaks Ladin.

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Origin of Ladin

1875–80; <Romansh <Latin LatīnusLatin

Words nearby Ladin

ladies' man, ladies-of-the-night, ladies' room, ladies'-tobacco, ladies'-tresses, Ladin, lading, Ladino, Ladino clover, Ladislaus, Ladislaus I
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British Dictionary definitions for Ladin

Ladin
/ (læˈdiːn) /

noun

a Rhaetian dialect spoken in parts of South TyrolCompare Friulian, Romansch

Word Origin for Ladin

C19: from Italian ladino, from Latin latīnus Latin
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