English

Proper noun

Almain

1. (now historical) Germany. [from 13th c.]
   • c. 1541, The Chronicle of Calais, London 1846:

     The x. of Awgust Maximilian emperowr of Almayne came to kynge Henry of England besyde Terwen, and there the emperowre had wages of the kynge.

   • 1994, Marianne Constable, The Law of the Other, p. 162:

     The merchants who owned the goods claimed that the King of Almain was the lord of the town, and the Bishop could not do justice in the matter.

Noun

Almain ‎(plural Almains)

1. (now archaic, literary) A German. [from 14th c.]
2. A kind of dance. See allemande. [from 16th c.]

Adjective

Almain ‎(comparative more Almain, superlative most Almain)

1. (now archaic, historical) German. [from 15th c.]

Anagrams

• aminal, animal, lamina, maalin, Malian, manila, Manila

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

almain m

1. aluminium

Synonyms

• alùmanam