English Explanatory Dictionary

Cimbrian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Cimbri (tribe that invaded southern Europe in the 2nd century BCE)
  2. A speaker of the modern Cimbrian language in Italy (see proper noun below)
name
  1. A variety of Bavarian (High German) spoken in a number of language islands in northeastern Italy, very conservative in its structure, now highly endangered.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪmbɹiən/

Word forms

Cimbrian Cimbrians

Etymology

From Cimbri + -an.

Related words

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