Bavarian

noun

Ba·​var·​i·​an bə-ˈver-ē-ən How to pronounce Bavarian (audio)
1
: a native or inhabitant of Bavaria
2
: the High German dialect of southern Bavaria and Austria
Bavarian adjective

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Yet when the Bavarian Motor Works revealed the latest generation, known internally as the G90, in April of 2024, the response was skewed unusually strongly towards the negative. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025 The fossils were housed in the Old Academy building of the Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Geology when the campus was hit by air raids on July 21, 1944, completely destroying the wing containing fossils from Egypt, researchers said. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025 The state's police, under the direction of the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office and the Bavarian Central Office for Combating Extremism and Terrorism, have launched a security investigation and called for witnesses to report suspicious behavior. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 His Remains Were Just Found, but Cause of Death Remains Unknown The Frankenmuth Police Department, the Bavarian Inn Lodge and the Saginaw County Medical Examiner's Office didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE. Becca Longmire, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Bavarian 

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Bavarian was in 1634

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“Bavarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bavarian. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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