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Rhaetian

Rhae′ti-an

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a &
Noun.
Rhetain.

Definition 2024


Rhaetian

Rhaetian

See also: Rhætian

English

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Noun

Rhaetian (plural Rhaetians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Rhaetia in central and eastern Switzerland. [from 16th c.]

Adjective

Rhaetian (comparative more Rhaetian, superlative most Rhaetian)

  1. Pertaining to the culture or geography of Raetia. [from 16th c.]

Proper noun

Rhaetian

  1. Rhaeto-Romanic, a continuum of modern Romance languages spoken in much the same region. [from 18th c.]
  2. (linguistics) An extinct non-Romance language spoken in the ancient region of Raetia in the eastern Alps in pre-Roman and Roman times. [from 19th c.]

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