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swabian

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Swa⋅bi⋅a

  [swey-bee-uh]
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–noun
a region and medieval duchy in SW Germany: it constituted the area presently included in the states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, in S Germany.
German, Schwaben.

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Swa⋅bi⋅an, noun, adjective
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Swa·bi·a   (swā'bē-ə)   
A historical region of southwest Germany that originally included parts of present-day France and Switzerland. It was divided into small principalities and fiefdoms after 1268, but its prosperous towns often banded together in defensive leagues, most notably the Swabian League of 1488 to 1534.
Swa'bi·an adj. & n.
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Swabian 
1785, from M.L. Suabia, from Ger. Schwaben, from O.H.G. swaba, name of a Gmc. tribe, related to L. Suevus, "pertaining to the Suevi," a tribe in northeastern Germania.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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