Rhaetian

American  

[ree-shuhn, -shee-uhn] / ˈri ʃən, -ʃi ən /

Or Rhetian

adjective

1. of or relating to Rhaetia.

2. Rhaeto-Romanic.

3. Raetic.

---

noun

1. Raetic.

2. Rhaeto-Romanic.

Rhaetian British  

/ ˈriːʃən /

noun

1. Also called: Rhaeto-Romanic.  a group of Romance languages or dialects spoken in certain valleys of the Alps, including Romansch, Ladin, and Friulian

---

adjective

1. denoting or relating to this group of languages

2. of or relating to Rhaetia

Etymology

Origin of Rhaetian

First recorded in 1610–20; Rhaeti(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The bones are around 202 million years old, dating to the end of the Triassic Period in a time known as the Rhaetian.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

Things had to come down from the literal heights of the Rhaetian Railway, but the next day’s Deutsche Bahn dining car to Karlsruhe, Germany, tried its best.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

As part of the celebration, the Rhaetian Railway decided to set the record for the world’s longest passenger train.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 11, 2022

Rhaetian Railway director Renato Fasciati said going for the record was intended to highlight some of Switzerland’s engineering achievements and to celebrate 175 years of Swiss railways.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2022

The work of hewing out in the solid rock a habitation such as this must have cost more than most Rhaetian chamois hunters would save in many a year.

From The Princess Virginia by Guipon, Leon