Swabian

English

From Swabia +‎ -an.

Swabian (comparative more Swabian, superlative most Swabian)

of or pertaining to Swabia — see Swabish

of or pertaining to a Swabian, Swabians — see Swabish

of or pertaining to the Swabian dialect — see Swabish

Swabian

One of the Upper German dialects of High German, spoken in the region of Swabia; Swabish.

dialect — see Swabish

Swabian (plural Swabians)

A person from Swabia.
- 2013 January 18, Nicholas Kulish, “Swabian Separatists Fling Spätzle to Make Their Point”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
  The Swabians, for their part, resent their reputation as carpetbaggers and the slights they have been forced to endure, with graffiti reading “Schwaben raus,” or “Swabians out,” a slogan often directed at foreigners, an increasingly common sight.

person — see Swabish

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