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Danube Swabian

Danube Swabian noun: a member or descendant of any of the unrelated, usually non-Swabian groups of Germans that settled along the Danube and elsewhere in southeastern Europe (not including the Carpathian Germans or Transylvanian Saxons).

Noun

Danube Swabian (plural Danube Swabians)

  1. (in plural, often) A member or descendant of any of the unrelated, usually non-Swabian groups of Germans that settled along the Danube and elsewhere in southeastern Europe (not including the Carpathian Germans or Transylvanian Saxons).

Forms of Danube Swabian

pluralDanube Swabians

Origin of Danube Swabian

Although most migrants were not from Swabia, the peoples they settled among (Hungarians, Romanians, etc) often referred to them all as Swabians.

Questions about Danube Swabian

What does Danube Swabian mean?
Danube Swabian means a member or descendant of any of the unrelated, usually non-Swabian groups of Germans that settled along the Danube and elsewhere in southeastern Europe (not including the Carpathian Germans or Transylvanian Saxons).
What part of speech is Danube Swabian?
Danube Swabian is a noun.
What is the plural of Danube Swabian?
The plural of Danube Swabian is Danube Swabians.

Words near Danube Swabian in the dictionary

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  2. Danube catfish
  3. Danube salmon
  4. Danube sturgeon
  5. Danube sturgeons
  6. Danube Swabian
  7. Danube Swabians
  8. Danubian
  9. Danubian corridor
  10. Danubians
  11. Danubic

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