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German
Etymology
From Spanien + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
Spanier m (strong, genitive Spaniers, plural Spanier)
- Spaniard
- 1851, Friedrich Heinzelmann, Die Weltkunde in einer planmäßig geordneten Rundschau der wichtigsten neueren Land- und Seereisen für das Jünglingsalter und die Gebildeteren aller Stände, auf Grund des Reisewerkes von Dr. Wilhelm Harnisch dargestellt und herausgegeben, 8th volume, page 366:
Eine junge Negerprinzessin, die ein Spanier gekauft, konnte schlechterdings zu keinem Handdienst gebracht werden.- A young negro princess whom a Spaniard had bought, could not by any means be brought to do any manual labour.
- Spanish restaurant
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Further reading
- “Spanier” in Duden online
- “Spanier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache