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English
Etymology
From Rhaetia + -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rhaetian (plural Rhaetians)
- A native or inhabitant of Rhaetia in central and eastern Switzerland.
Adjective
Rhaetian (comparative more Rhaetian, superlative most Rhaetian)
- Pertaining to the culture or geography of Raetia.
Proper noun
Rhaetian
- (linguistics) An extinct non-Romance language spoken in the ancient region of Raetia in the eastern Alps in pre-Roman and Roman times.
- Rhaeto-Romance, a continuum of modern Romance languages spoken in much the same region.
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