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Romansh

Romansh is the alternative form of Romansch.

Meaning of Romansch

Proper noun

Romansch

  1. (broadly) Synonym of Rhaeto-Romance.
    • Romansch (Ger. Churwalsch, from the town of Chur), a name applied to the Romance dialect, or rather agglomeration of cognate dialects, spoken from the Grisons to Friuli on the Adriatic. ][ 1892, Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge: New Edition: Vol. VIII.: Peasant to Roumelia, p. 779, s.v. Romansch
    Synonyms:
    Rhaeto-Romance
  2. (strict-sense) A Rhaeto-Romance language (or dialect continuum) spoken in the Graubünden/Grisons canton of Switzerland; it is one of the four official languages of Switzerland.

Questions about Romansh

What is Romansh the alternative form of?
Romansh is the alternative form of Romansch.

Words near Romansh in the dictionary

  1. Romanowskis
  2. romans
  3. romans à clef
  4. romans à thèse
  5. Romansch
  6. Romansh
  7. Romanshorn
  8. Romanski
  9. Romanskis
  10. Romanson
  11. romant

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