Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

danube swabian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: danube swabi-an
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member or descendant of any of the unrelated, usually non-Swabian groups of Germans that settled along the Danube and elsewhere in southeastern Europe (not including the Carpathian Germans or Transylvanian Saxons).

Etymology

Although most migrants were not from Swabia, the peoples they settled among (Hungarians, Romanians, etc) often referred to them all as Swabians.

Inflected Forms

Danube Swabians (plural)

Questions

What does danube swabian mean?: A member or descendant of any of the unrelated, usually non-Swabian groups of Germans that settled along the Danube and elsewhere in southeastern Europe (not including the Carpathian Germans or Transylvanian Saxons).
Where does danube swabian come from?: Although most migrants were not from Swabia, the peoples they settled among (Hungarians, Romanians, etc) often referred to them all as Swabians.

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