Rhaetian
Americannoun
adjective
-
denoting or relating to this group of languages
-
of or relating to Rhaetia
Etymology
Origin of Rhaetian
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
In the language of the Rhaetian Alps this word appears as "tartufel".
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
