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Engadin

Engadin proper noun: a long valley in the Swiss Alps located in the Graubünden canton in southeast Switzerland.

Proper noun

Engadin

  1. A long valley in the Swiss Alps located in the Graubünden canton in southeast Switzerland.

Forms of Engadin

alternative formEngadine

Origin of Engadin

Borrowed from Romansh Engiadina, which is first attested in 930 CE as Medieval Latin Vallis Eniatina. The toponym can perhaps be explained as a derivation from a reconstructed ethnonym *Eniates (“settlers on the Inn” (see Latin Aenus), with a Celtic suffix -ates for “settlers, inhabitants”; cf. Licātēs, Atrebatēs).

Questions about Engadin

What does Engadin mean?
Engadin means a long valley in the Swiss Alps located in the Graubünden canton in southeast Switzerland.
What part of speech is Engadin?
Engadin is a proper noun.

Words near Engadin in the dictionary

  1. Eng Choon
  2. Eng'g
  3. Eng'r
  4. Eng-chhun
  5. eng.
  6. Engadin
  7. Engadine
  8. engag'd
  9. engagable
  10. engage
  11. engage in

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