English Explanatory Dictionary

Rhaetian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Rhaetia in central and eastern Switzerland.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the culture or geography of Raetia.
name
  1. An extinct non-Romance language spoken in the ancient region of Raetia in the eastern Alps in pre-Roman and Roman times.
  2. Rhaeto-Romance, a continuum of modern Romance languages spoken in much the same region.
  3. An age from 203.6 ± 1.5 to 199.6 ± 0.6 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹiːʃ(i)ən/ /ˈɹiʃ(i)ən/ /ˈɹeɪʃ(i)ən/

Word forms

Rhaetian Rhaetians Raetian Rhætian more Rhaetian most Rhaetian

Etymology

From Rhaetia + -an.

Related words

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