Almain
Meanings
name
- Germany.
noun
- A German.
- A kind of dance. See allemande.
adj
- German.
noun
- Alternative form of Almain (“type of dance”).
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English Alemaine, Almayne, from Anglo-Norman Allemaine, Almaine et al., Old French Alemaigne, from Late Latin Alamannia (“territory of the Alamanni tribe”), from Alemannī, Allemannī, of Germanic origin probably corresponding to all + men. Compare Alemannic.
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