Herminones

plural noun

Her·​mi·​no·​nes

ˌhərməˈnō(ˌ)nēz

variants or Hermiones

-mēˈō-,

-ˌmīˈō-

: a division of ancient Teutons described by Tacitus as occupying central and eastern Germany and including interior tribes (as the Hermunduri, Heruli, Suevians, Quadi, Lombards, Vandals)

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