Suevian

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noun

Sue·​vi·​an

-vēən

plural -s

: one of an ancient Germanic people probably of many distinct tribes mentioned by Caesar as dwelling east of the Rhine and by Tacitus as extending to the Elbe and the Baltic

also : one of a Germanic horde from this region that overran France and Spain early in the 5th century a.d.

Suevian

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adjective

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variants or Suevic

-vik

: of or relating to the Suevians

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin Suevi + English -ian, noun suffix

Adjective

Latin Suevi + English -ian, adjective suffix, or -ic

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