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Swabian

/ˈsweɪbi.ən/

Swabian adjective: of or related to Swabia, its people, or its dialect of the German language.

Adjective

Swabian (comparative more Swabian, superlative most Swabian)

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

Proper noun

Swabian

  1. An Upper German dialects of High German chiefly spoken in the region of Swabia.
    Synonyms:
    Swabian German, Swabish German

Noun

Swabian (plural Swabians)

  1. A person from Swabia.
    • 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.2013 January 18, Nicholas Kulish, “Swabian Separatists Fling Spätzle to Make Their Point”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Swabian meaning in Tamil and Arabic

Swabian in Tamil

சுவேபிய நாட்டவர், சுவேபியா நாட்டிற்குரிய

Swabian in Arabic

of or pertaining to Swabia
صُوَابِيّ

Synonyms of Swabian

  • Swabian German
  • Swabish German
  • Swabish

Forms of Swabian

Adjective
comparativemore Swabian
superlativemost Swabian
Noun
pluralSwabians

Origin of Swabian

From Swabia + -an.

Words formed from Swabian

Phrases with Swabian

Words that rhyme with Swabian

Questions about Swabian

What does Swabian mean?
Swabian means of or related to Swabia, its people, or its dialect of the German language.
What is Swabian in Tamil?
Swabian in Tamil is சுவேபிய நாட்டவர், சுவேபியா நாட்டிற்குரிய. See Swabian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Swabian?
Swabian can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Swabian?
Swabian is pronounced /ˈsweɪbi.ən/.

Words near Swabian in the dictionary

  1. Swabey
  2. Swabeys
  3. swabful
  4. swabfuls
  5. Swabia
  6. Swabian
  7. Swabian Turkey
  8. Swabianness
  9. Swabians
  10. Swabish
  11. Swabishes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Swabian (page history and authors); swabian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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