Romansch

Romansh

/ (rəʊˈmænʃ) /

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noun

a group of Rhaetian dialects spoken in the Swiss canton of Graubünden; an official language of Switzerland since 1938See also Friulian, Ladin

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Word Origin for Romansch

C17: from Romansch, literally: Romance language, from Latin Rōmānicus Romanic

Words nearby Romansch

Roman pace, Roman peace, Roman punch, Roman ride, Romans, Romansch, Romansh, Roman shade, Roman snail, Roman strike, romantic

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How to use Romansch in a sentence

He bewailed his misfortune in free and fluent Italian of the Romansch order.
The Silent Barrier|Louis Tracy