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grisons

grisons is the plural of grison.

Meaning of grison

Noun

grison (plural grisons)

  1. A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel.

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Proper noun capitalized: Grisons

Grisons

  1. A canton of Switzerland (the French name)
    • [T]here is a Griſon Regiment kept ſtill in pay by the Spaniards, there are in it tvvelve Companies of fifty a piece, and the Captains have a thouſand Crovvns pay, tho they are not obliged to attend upon the ſervice: […][1685 October 11 (date written; Gregorian calendar), G[ilbert] Burnet, “The Second Letter. Millan, the First of October, 1685.”, in Some Letters. Containing, an Account of what Seemed Most Remarkable...
    • Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons […]1759, George Sale & al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, Vol.XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2
    Synonyms:
    canton of Grisons, Graubünden, canton of Graubünden

Synonyms of grisons

Origin of grisons

Borrowed from French Grisons. Doublet of grison.

Questions about grisons

What does grisons mean?
Grisons means a canton of Switzerland (the French name).
What is grisons the plural of?
Grisons is the plural of grison.
What part of speech is grisons?
Grisons is a proper noun.

Words near grisons in the dictionary

  1. Grismore
  2. Grismores
  3. grisms
  4. Grisolle's sign
  5. grison
  6. grisons
  7. grisounite
  8. grisoutine
  9. grisoutite
  10. Grissel
  11. Grissell

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