Marcomanni

American  

[mahr-koh-man-ahy] / ˌmɑr koʊˈmæn aɪ /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. an ancient Germanic people who lived in central Europe.

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Other Word Forms

• Marcomannic
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Marcomanni

Aurelius returned to Rome, after visiting Egypt and Greece, but soon new incursions of the Marcomanni compelled him once more to take the field.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

The Teutonic Marcomanni and Quadi were in Bohemia long before the Czechs came in through the Moravian Gate in the sixth century.

From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Lothrop Stoddard

"The Marcomanni were a Suevic race, were they not?"

From Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 by Various

However, a complete victory was prevented by Domitian, who rashly invaded the territory of the Marcomanni and Iazyges, and was defeated by them.

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

War begins between Rome and the Germanic tribes of the Marcomanni and Quadi, which had invaded Roman territories.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne