Bavarian

noun

Ba·​var·​i·​an bə-ˈver-ē-ən 

1

: a native or inhabitant of Bavaria

2

: the High German dialect of southern Bavaria and Austria

Bavarian adjective

Examples of Bavarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The main hurdle to passage there appeared to fall on Monday when the Bavarian Free Voters agreed to back the plans. —Reuters, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025

The hotel is a family-friendly resort tucked in a remote pocket of the Bavarian Alps. —Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025

Stay Here: Schloss Elmau is a luxury property cozied in the Bavarian Alps that’s surrounded by towering peaks and thick forest. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025

Before becoming pope, Benedict, a Bavarian, was head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, responsible for confronting heresy. —Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Bavarian

• Bavarian cream

Rhymes for Bavarian

• agrarian
• aquarian
• barbarian
• bulgarian
• cimmerian
• hungarian
• librarian
• ovarian
• riparian
• rotarian
• sectarian
• tractarian