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noun
1.
the high German speech of Switzerland, Alsace, and southwestern Germany. Compare Bavarian (def. 3).
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to Alemannic or the Alemanni.
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Alemannic
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| Alemannic (ˌæləˈmænɪk) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. the group of High German dialects spoken in Alsace, Switzerland, and SW Germany |
| b. See also Old High German the language of the ancient Alemanni, from which these modern dialects have developed | |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to the Alemanni, their speech, or the High German dialects descended from it |
| [C18: from Late Latin Alamannicus, of Germanic origin] | |
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