Reihengräber

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plural noun (1)

Rei·​hen·​grä·​ber

ˈrīənˌgrābə(r)

: long barrows that are found in southern Germany

Reihengräber

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plural noun (2)

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: the prehistoric probably Teutonic people that are buried in the Reihengräber

Word History

Etymology

Plural noun (1)

German, literally, graves in rows, from reihen (plural of reihe row, from Middle High German rīhe line) + gräber, plural of grab grave, from Old High German; from their being arranged in rows

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