Swabian

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Etymology

From Swabia +‎ -an.

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Swabian (comparative more Swabian, superlative most Swabian)

  1. Of or related to Swabia, its people, or its dialect of the German language.

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Swabian

  1. An Upper German dialects of High German chiefly spoken in the region of Swabia.

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Swabian (plural Swabians)

  1. 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.

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